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The euro's effect on trade imbalances
Berger, Helge; Nitsch, Volker - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009405449
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Optimal central bank design : benchmarks for the ECB
Berger, Helge (contributor) - 2006
The paper discusses key elements of optimal central bank design and applies its findings to the Eurosystem. A …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003301388
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Central bank boards around the world: why does membership size differ?
Berger, Helge; Nitsch, Volker; Lybek, Tonny - 2007
This paper analyzes empirically differences in the size of central bank boards across countries. Defining a board as … 84 central bank boards at the end of 2003. We find that larger and more heterogeneous countries, countries with stronger …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264057
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Too many cooks?: committees in monetary policy
Berger, Helge; Nitsch, Volker - 2008
How many people should decide about monetary policy? In this paper, we take an empirical perspective on this issue, analyzing the relationship between the number of monetary policy decision-makers and monetary policy outcomes. Using a new data set that characterizes Monetary Policy Committees...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264342
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Central bank boards around the world : why does membership size differ?
Berger, Helge; Nitsch, Volker; Lybek, Tonny - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003415788
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Optimal central bank conservatism and monopoly trade unions
Berger, Helge; Hefeker, Carsten; Schöb, Ronnie - 2001
welfare gain associated with making the central bank less conservative than society, however if the outside option is in real … of central bank conservatism. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011397779
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Restructuring the ECB
Berger, Helge; Haan, Jakob de; Inklaar, Robert - 2003
size and voting power. One way to implement this principle is a rotation scheme for national central bank governors that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011511101
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One country, one vote? : labor market structure and voting rights in the ECB
Berger, Helge; Hefeker, Carsten - 2004
distribution in the European Central Bank (ECB) council. We show that, in a model where labor unions internalize the inflationary …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011402520
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How should large and small countries be represented in a currency union?
Berger, Helge; Mueller, Till - 2004
representation in a federal central bank addressing this question. Optimal voting weights reflect two opposing forces: the wish to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261091
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How should large and small countries be represented in a currency union?
Berger, Helge (contributor); Mueller, Till (contributor) - 2004
representation in a federal central bank addressing this question. Optimal voting weights reflect two opposing forces: the wish to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002521678