on 1 May 2004 into the euro area. Most NMS have undergone a rapid and deep transformation in all areas with considerable … the euro area in the process of labour market and institutional reform (their labour market structures are more flexible … than those of the euro area countries). There is also some evidence that a few NMS have a significant degree of business …

present diverse arguments and, where possible, explore the incipient empirical literature focussing on the euro area. Our …

This paper addresses the effects of the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) since the introduction of the euro … -- on economic and financial structures, institutions and performance. What type of changes is the euro fostering? What … forces is it setting in motion that were not there before? Six years after the launch of the euro, was an appropriate time to …

present diverse arguments and, where possible, explore the incipient empirical literature focussing on the euro area. Our …

This research note discusses the Euro crisis in Greece in light of the referendum of July the 5th. It lays out the … growth in Greece and discusses the role of conditionality. Finally, the important role of mid-left parties is highlighted. …

This paper investigates if the euro's effect on euro-area trade differs across trade sectors and across country pairs …, and to what degree heterogeneity matters for estimating the aggregate euro effect. Time-varying latent variables, which …, aggregate exports within the euro area increase between 2000 and 2002 by 15 to 25 percent compared with aggregate exports …

Microfoundations of the euro's effect on euro area trade hinge on the timing, the speed and the size of adjustment in … at the sector level. We find that, due to falling trade costs, trade within the euro area increases between the years … 2000 and 2003 by 10 to 20 percent compared with trade between European countries that are not members of the euro area …

Microfoundations of the euro's effect on euro area trade hinge on the timing, the speed and the size of adjustment in … at the sector level. We find that, due to falling trade costs, trade within the euro area increases between the years … 2000 and 2003 by 10 to 20 percent compared with trade between European countries that are not members of the euro area …

This paper investigates if the euro's effect on euro-area trade differs across trade sectors and across country pairs …, and to what degree heterogeneity matters for estimating the aggregate euro effect. Time-varying latent variables, which …, aggregate exports within the euro area increase between 2000 and 2002 by 15 to 25 percent compared with aggregate exports …