En este documento de trabajo se explica el proceso de construccion de la union bancaria, el proyecto europeo mas ambicioso desde la moneda unica, lanzado en 2012 para enviar a los mercados una senal fuerte de unidad frente a la fragmentacion financiera y al riesgo de ruptura del euro.

La crisis financiera internacional se ha reflejado en un aumento de los tipos de interes del nuevo credito a las empresas, en particular en los paises perifericos y en el caso de las pymes. En este documento se analiza la formacion de los precios del credito en dos paises de la periferia,...

La crisis ha supuesto un incremento de la fragmentacion financiera y la constatacion de un vinculo entre los riesgos soberano y bancario nacionales, cuya persistencia en el tiempo seria incompatible con el euro. La solucion a estos problemas debe ser la union bancaria, que debe construirse a la...

The Belt and Road Initiative, recently embarked on by China, aims to improve cross-border infrastructure in order to reduce transportation costs across a massive geographical area between China and Europe. We estimate how much trade might be created among Belt and Road countries as a consequence...

This paper reviews the existing evidence on the impact of foreign banks in the financial stability of the countries where they operate. Foreign banks seem to increase the stability of credit supply. Second, there is no evidence that foreign ownership increases the probability of a banking...

This special issue aims to shed light on the multi dimensional aspects of economic integration among the world's vast, distinct, and two adjacent regions on the continental scale: that is, Asia and Europe. Distinguished researchers weave various strands of economic integration between Asia and...

The Belt and Road initiative, recently embarked on by China, aims to improve cross-border infrastructure in order to reduce transportation costs across a massive geographical area between China and Europe. The authors estimate how much trade might be created among Belt and Road countries as a...

After a brief review of the literature on the determinants of financial development, the paper reviews the Asian and European financial systems in terms of their size and efficiency. It also compares the steps taken in the two regions in the quest for financial development and stability, which...