This paper investigates the link between sovereign ratings and macroeconomic fundamentals for a group of euro area … countries which recorded rating downgrades amid the euro area sovereign debt crisis. We apply an elaborated econometric … estimation technique, based on a Bayesian ordered probit model, to understand how the decisions of rating agencies can be …

of the euro area. For this purpose, we differentiate between the departure of weak and strong countries, and examine the …

This paper argues that using gold as collateral for highly distressed bonds would bring great benefits to the euro area … in the context of the euro crisis. This move is then compared to the ECB’s now terminated Securities Market Programme …Der Autor schlägt vor, dass die Euro-Krisenländer Anleihen mit Goldreserven unterlegen sollen. Damit würden …

This paper argues that using gold as collateral for highly distressed bonds would bring great benefits to the euro area … in the context of the euro crisis. This move is then compared to the ECB’s now terminated Securities Market Programme …

In this paper we present an empirically stable euro area money demand model. Using a sample period until 2009:2 shows … stability of the euro area money demand function. We also compare single equation methods like the ARDL approach, FM-OLS, CCR …

Is the Euro area as a whole, or are individual Euro-area member countries facing a period of sustained lower economic …, we expand our model to incorporate the financial cycle. We estimate the model for the Euro area as a whole and for nine … Euro-area member countries. Incorporating the financial cycle changes the estimated equilibrium real interest rates: For …

Is the Euro area as a whole, or are individual Euro-area member countries facing a period of sustained lower economic …, we expand our model to incorporate the financial cycle. We estimate the model for the Euro area as a whole and for nine … Euro-area member countries. Incorporating the financial cycle changes the estimated equilibrium real interest rates: For …

Is the Euro area as a whole, or are individual Euro-area member countries facing a period of sustained lower economic …, we expand our model to incorporate the financial cycle. We estimate the model for the Euro area as a whole and for nine … Euro-area member countries. Incorporating the financial cycle changes the estimated equilibrium real interest rates: For …