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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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How equal are educational opportunities? : family background and student achievement in Europe and the United States
Woessmann, Ludger - 2004
This paper estimates the effects of family-background characteristics on student performance in the US and 17 Western European school systems. Family background has strong effects both in Europe and the United States, remarkably similar in size. France and Flemish Belgium achieve the most...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011402504
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Euro Area Policies : 2012 Article IV consultation ; selected issues paper
Berger, Helge; Bornhorst, Fabian; Pérez Ruiz, Esther; … - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009625902
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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/10010277737
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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 (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
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Too Many Cooks? Committees in Monetary Policy
Berger, Helge - 2013
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/10012753618
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Central Bank Boards Around the World : Why Does Membership Size Differ?
Berger, Helge - 2013
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/10012754018