We analyse the effects of central bank government bond purchases in an estimated DSGE model for the euro area. In the model, central bank asset purchases are relevant in so far as agency costs distort banks' asset allocation between loans and bonds, and households face transaction costs when...

[eng] Customs statistics on foreign trade are the main source of the items showing trade in goods, both in the balance of payments prepared by the Banque de France and in the national accounts. It may therefore seem surprising that the figures published for the same year are not the same in all...

This report analyses and reviews the corporate finance structure of non-financial corporations (NFCs) in the euro area, including how they interact with the macroeconomic environment. Special emphasis is placed on the crisis that began in 2007-08, thus underlining the relevance of financing and...

[fre] MZE, un modèle macroéconométrique pour la zone euro . . À partir des comptes trimestriels pour la zone euro construits par Eurostat, on élabore un modèle macroéconométrique dans le but d’enrichir les outils de prévision et d’analyse de l’économie de la zone. Quelques...

This report analyses and reviews the corporate finance structure of non-financial corporations (NFCs) in the euro area, including how they interact with the macroeconomic environment. Special emphasis is placed on the crisis that began in 2007-08, thus underlining the relevance of financing and...