Elements of the Euro Area

Abstract

Introduction, summary and some final remarks, Jesper Berg, Mauro Grande and Francesco Paolo Mongelli. Some Background Information and International Comparisons: Some international comparisons of the economic and financial structure of the Euro area, Jung-Duk Lichtenberger A brief comparison of the Eurosystem, the US fed, and the bank of Japan, Dieter Gerdesmeier, Jung-Duk Lichtenberger and Francesco Paolo Mongelli Concepts and measures of financial integration, Annalisa Ferrando and Jukka Vesala EU policies to support financial integration, Frank Dierick. Changes in the financial structure: how are Euro area financial structures changing?, Angela Maddaloni and Christoffer Kok Sorensen. Elements of Integration across Financial Services and Markets: What effects is EMU having on integration of financial services?, Frank Dierick and Jukka Vesala Integration of the money market in the Euro area, Tom Bernhardsen and Steen Ejerskov Bond and equity market integration, Lieven Baele and Annalisa Ferrando. A Case Study: the Integration of Transmission Processes: External finance premia in the Euro area: stage three of EMU versus stage two, Gabe de Bondt Index.