In this paper we argue that, for a group of converging economies of the European Union, participation in the euro area …

traditional portfolio objectives as debt to reserve ratios decrease. We empirically estimate optimal dollar and euro shares for 24 … reserve ratios, introducing transactions demand has a elatively modest effect. We also find that euro and dollar bonds act as … sudden stops in Asia and Latin America, while the euro is a better hedge for sudden stops in Emerging Europe. We reproduce …

those of bailouts. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the Euro depreciates significantly against the Yen and US Dollar … following general risk shocks in the euro area and only to a small extent following bailout shocks. The Pound Sterling is not … affected by any of these shocks. The Euro variability is, from the EMU perspective, mainly driven by shocks stemming from large …

How sizable is the wealth effect on consumption in euro area countries? To address this question, we use newly … available harmonized euro area wealth data and the methodology in Carroll et al. (2011b). We find that the marginal propensity … to consume out of total wealth averaged across the largest euro area economies is around 3 cents per euro, with a …

In this paper we investigate the impact of the euro integration process on the drivers of FDI inflows. We show … bilateral gravity models of FDI inflows into euro area countries, we show that the euro facilitates intra-euro area vertical FDI … countries located outside the monetary union increase. Such flows are however not more likely be directed towards euro area …

This paper examines the degree of fragmentation in the Euro overnight unsecured money market during the period June …

We estimate the shoe-leather costs of inflation in the euro area using monetary data adjusted for holdings of euro … anticipated inflation. We conclude that, despite the increased circulation of euro banknotes abroad, in the euro area the …

Euro coins have a common European side and an individual national side. Thanks to coin migration, coins bearing a … panoply of national sides are in circulation throughout the euro area. In this paper, we model the mixing of coins circulating … in the euro area countries and in particular the extent of coin migration in the euro area. A model calibration suggests …