Review of the hardback: 'Policymakers and researchers who care about the nature of external influences on the Euro Area will find this book invaluable both for the topics covered as well as for the range of state-of-the-art methodologies applied. It should be read not only by policymakers and researchers in Europe but also more widely, since the influences and the methodologies that can be used to understand these global linkages are relevant and applicable to all countries.' Warwick J. McKibbin, Professor of International Economics, Australian National University and Professorial Fellow, The Lowy Institute for International Policy and Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution