This paper investigates the systemic macroeconomic determinants of Pillar 2 Requirements (P2R) imposed by the European Central Bank (ECB) under the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM). While P2R is formally calibrated at the individual bank level through the Supervisory Review and Evaluation...

For decades, there has been consensus that measures of well-being must move past readily available economic data, and newer measurements of well-being are often obtained through individual questions or questionnaires. Despite being more accessible to compare person to person, recent trends have...

We consider the applicability of simple statistical models to Russia's short-term economic trends in a wartime context. We develop several composite indicators combining economic variables to predict Russian GDP trends both before and after the invasion if Ukraine in 2022. In addition, our SVAR...