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Does central bank communication really lead to better forecasts of policy decisions? : new evidence based on a Taylor rule model for the ECB

Sturm, Jan-Egbert; Haan, Jakob de - 2009

Nowadays, it is widely believed that greater disclosure and clarity over policy may lead to greater predictability of central bank actions. We examine whether communication by the European Central Bank (ECB) adds information compared to the information provided by a Taylor rule model in which...

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Does money matter in the ECB strategy? : New evidence based on ECB communication

Berger, Helge (contributor); Haan, Jakob de (contributor); … - 2006

We examine the role of money in the policies of the ECB, using introductory statements of the ECB President at the monthly press conferences during 1999-2004. Over time, the relative amount of words devoted to the monetary analysis has decreased. Our analysis of indicators of the monetary policy...

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The positive border effect of EU integration

Brakman, Steven; Garretsen, Harry; Marrewijk, Charles van; … - 2011

, regions, or countries. The enlargement of the EU or the introduction of the euro, however, can be looked upon as integration … that go along with EU integration along the border. Both at the urban and regional level, we find a beneficial influence of … the EU integration process as measured by the growth in population share along the integration borders, leading to an …

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Self-fulfilling crises in the Eurozone : an empirical test

De Grauwe, Paul; Ji, Yuemei - 2012

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Convergence of monetary transmission in EMU new evidence

Toolsema-Veldman, Linda Adriana; Sturm, Jan-Egbert; … - 2001

This paper examines how the pass-through of monetary policy measures in 6 EMU countries has evolved over time and whether there is convergence in monetary transmission. The countries included are: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain, and the sample period is 1980-2000. We...

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What's in a second opinion? : shadowing the ECB and the Bank of England

Neuenkirch, Matthias; Siklos, Pierre L. - 2013

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The crisis and regional resilience in Europe : on the importance of urbanization and specialization

Steven, Brakman; Garretsen, Harry; Marrewijk, Charles van - 2014 - This version:, March 2014

Using a rich data set on the EU regions, we analyze the relevance of two possible determinants of a region's resilience … that started in 2008, as our shock and then analyze how the NUTS II EU regions differ in their resilience to the crisis in … terms of unemployment and real GDP per capita. In prior research it has been well established that (EU) regions differ in …

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Monetary policy in EMU when the transmission is asymmetric and uncertain

De Grauwe, Paul; Sénégas, Marc-Alexandre - 2003

In this paper we address the issue of how transmission uncertainty could affect the choice between a federal monetary policy based on national data and one on aggregated data.We find that the uncertainty about the transmission process increases the need to take into account information about...

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Who needs foreign banks?

Gros, Daniel - 2003

10 countries from Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC) that will join the EU in 2004/7 the banking system is now dominated …

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Transatlantic monetary and fiscal policy interaction

Aarle, Bas van; Garretsen, Harry; Huart, Florence - 2003

This paper studies the design, effects and interactions of monetary and fiscal policies in the euro-area and between the euro-area and the non euro-area. To do so, a stylized three-country model of monetary and fiscal policy rules is constructed. It is analyzed how monetary and fiscal rules...

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