The Euro and Cross-Border Banking: Evidence from Bilateral Data

Sven Blank () and Claudia Buch

Comparative Economic Studies, 2007, vol. 49, issue 3, 389-410

Abstract: Has the introduction of the Euro fostered financial integration in Europe? We answer this question using a data set of banks’ bilateral foreign assets and liabilities provided by the Bank for International Settlements. The data cover the pre-Euro period (1995–1998) and the post-Euro period (1999–2005). We use information from 10 OECD reporting countries and all OECD recipient countries. Gravity regressions show a positive and significant impact of the Euro on bilateral financial linkages. This effect is stronger and more robust for banks’ foreign assets than for their foreign liabilities.

Date: 2007
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