In this paper we look at business cycles similarities between CEE countries and the euro area. Particularly, we uncover …-in (GDP-to-inflation) and cross-country (CEECs vs. euro area) levels. Allowing for different degrees of cyclical similarity … Latvia and the euro area being at the boundary). Looking at cross-country results, almost all countries feature a fair degree …

countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the euro area. We start off by demonstrating that the degree of … synchronization of the business cycles of CEE countries and their main trade partners from the euro area has increased in recent years …

This paper analyses the rapid trade integration of the Central and Eastern European countries (CEEC's) with the euro … integration between most of the largest CEECs and the euro area is already relatively well advanced, while some Baltic and South …

the euro area. Equally importantly, economies with a weaker track record in terms of economic and institutional quality …

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 …

We study euro area investors' portfolio adjustment since the Brexit referendum in terms of securities issued in the UK … from the EU. Our sector-level analysis "looks-through" holdings of investment fund shares to gauge euro area sectors' full … exposures to debt securities and listed shares. Our key finding is the absence of a negative "Brexit-effect" for euro area …