73rd International Atlantic Economic Conference

March 28 - 31, 2012 | Istanbul, Turkey

341 F33-1-3989 The Euro and Global Financial Markets

Saturday, 31 March 2012: 2:15 PM-4:15 PM
Chair:
Michael Haliassos, Goethe University Frankfurt—Germany
The optimum currency area puzzle
Filippo Cesarano, Banca d'Italia—Italy
The euro zone's equilibrium real exchange rates
Antonin Rusek, Susquehanna University—USA
The “forward premium puzzle” and the sovereign default risk
Virginie Coudert Sr., Banque de France—France
Sovereign bond spread drivers in the EU market after the global financial crisis
Iuliana Matei, Scientific Institute of Economics and Management—France; Angela Cheptea, INRA—France
Have ratings been self-fulfilling during the European sovereign debt crisis?
Manfred Gärtner, University of St. Gallen—Switzerland; Björn Griesbach, University of St. Gallen—Switzerland
Discussants:
Manfred Gärtner, University of St. Gallen—Switzerland ; Virginie Coudert Sr., Banque de France—France ; Iuliana Matei, Scientific Institute of Economics and Management—France ; Antonin Rusek, Susquehanna University—USA and Filippo Cesarano, Banca d'Italia—Italy