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This book demonstrates that there is sufficient evidence on the Nigerian economy and society to inform many policy …
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-- Arbeitsmarktpolitik -- Ein abgestimmtes Konzept zur Krisenbekämpfung -- Folgen für die Wirtschaftspolitik. …. Im Ergebnis zeigt sich, wie wichtig die Geldpolitik ist, um Panik und Unsicherheit rasch bekämpfen zu können. Sie kommt … aber schnell an ihre Grenzen, wenn sie nicht von einer aktiven Fiskalpolitik und einer Arbeitsmarktpolitik flankiert wird …
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range of macro policy issues that will impact the economy and markets in the years ahead. The primary goal of this book is …
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Macroeconomics is the application of economic theory to the study of the economy’s growth, cycle and price … increase of per-capita income. A market economy shows periods of expanding and contracting economic activity. This phenomenon … economy …
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In this paper, we build a dynamic stochastic general-equilibrium model with housing and household debt, and compare the effectiveness of monetary policy, housing-related fiscal policy, and macroprudential regulations in reducing household indebtedness. The model features long-term fixed-rate...
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This paper reconsiders the degree to which macroeconomic stabilization is possible when the zero lower bound is a relevant constraint on the effectiveness of conventional monetary policy, under an assumption of bounded rationality. In particular, we reconsider the potential role of...
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The paper explores the macroeconomic consequences of fiscal consolidations whose timing and composition - either tax- or spending-based - are uncertain. We find that the composition of the fiscal consolidation, its duration, the monetary policy stance, the level of government debt, and...
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We propose a framework of optimal monetary policy where debt sustainability may, or may not, be a relevant constraint for the central bank. We show analytically that in each environment the optimal interest rate path consists of a Taylor rule augmented with forward guidance terms. These terms...
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In the United States, 30% of households are coholders who simultaneously borrow on credit cards and hold liquid assets. This generates a rich distribution of gross wealth positions that underpins the distribution of net wealth often used to calibrate macroeconomic models. We show that, beyond...
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We conduct an experiment within a large-scale household survey on public finance in France, the Netherlands and Italy. We elicit prior beliefs via open-ended questions and introduce a measure of macroeconomic policy literacy. An educational blog post from a central bank (CB) that opposes...
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