This Flash Eurobarometer survey on electoral rights (No 431) builds on the work of previous Electoral Rights Flash Eurobarometer surveys conducted in 2012, 2010, 2007 and 2002. It investigates Europeans’ views on a range of questions associated with electoral issues and electoral rights within...

Within a two-step GARCH framework we explore the linkages between equity returns of ten sectors in the euro area, the United States and Japan, respectively. Our estimation framework allows a distinction to be made between spillover effects originating from one of the three currency areas and...

There has been much discussion of the differences in macroeconomic performance and prospects between the US, Japan and the euro area. Using Markov-switching techniques, in this paper we identify and compare specifically their major business-cycle features and examine the case for a common...