Increasing fragmentation of production across borders is changing the nature of
international competition. As a result, conventional indicators of competitiveness based on …

The paper examines the extent to which current account imbalances of euro area countries
are related to intra-euro area factors and to external trade shocks. We argue that the …

Notwithstanding the increasing researches on consumer behaviour, there is a dearth of
studies that have investigated the influence of customer satisfaction on customer trust …

Owing to its strong dependence on exports, Germany was among the economies hit hardest
by the financial crisis. But unlike almost all other countries, Germany emerged from the crisis …

The dominant view, both on the mainstream right and on the left, holds that the Eurozone
crisis is a crisis of labour-cost competitiveness—with trade imbalances (and hence foreign …

Traditionally, exports behavior is modeled only as a function of the foreign demand and the
real exchange rate. However, it is by now widely acknowledged that these variables are not …

Abstract [eng] This article examines the effects of trade openness on the economic growth
and competitiveness of Central and Eastern European countries (CEEs). Although CEEs are …

Concerns about export growth within the euro area peripheral countries due to a lack of
competitiveness within the euro area are a key policy issue. Our analysis suggests that:(i) …

The large current account imbalances in the eurozone reflect persistent diverging trends
between core and periphery countries, also fed by low interest rates and abundant capital …

Using both macro and firm-level data, we provide an in-depth analysis of Italy's goods
exports relative to its three main trading partners (Germany, France and Spain) in order to …