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Using a newly constructed macroeconometric model for Germany and the rest of the Euro area, we investigate the … macroeconomic effects of structural labor market reforms in Germany. We find that neither the fact that Germany can no longer pursue … Germany by implementing labor market reforms themselves constitute impediments to successful reforms. Reforms would relative …
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coordination with monetary policy. According to the simulations, employment in Germany would increase by about 750,000 persons in … example: If the social partners in a large country such as Germany give a credible signal that wage increases will be moderate …
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The expansion of Western European production accelerated in the first half of 1997. Exports were the main engine, driven by a devaluation of European currencies and strong growth abroad. Domestic demand also picked up somewhat led by investment in machinery and equipment. Inflation remained at...
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coordination with monetary policy. According to the simulations, employment in Germany would increase by about 750,000 persons in … example: If the social partners in a large country such as Germany give a credible signal that wage increases will be moderate …
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Using a real-time data set for German GDP over the period from 1973 to 1998 we calculate various measures of real-time output gaps and use these to calibrate and estimate Taylor-type reaction functions for the Bundesbank. Most of the reaction functions we find fit the Bundesbank's actual policy,...
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-dependent volatility that is similar to that of the real exchange rate itself. …
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Since the start of European monetary union, the macroeconomic situation in Germany can in many respects only be … model is constructed that models the euro area as consisting of two regions, Germany and the rest of the euro area. The rest … monetary policy or of exchange rate changes on economic activity in Germany and the euro area. …
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to assess the risk of deflationary developments occurring in Germany over the next four years. …
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Macro-stress testing studies often rely on rather short sample periods due to the limited availability of banking data. They may fail to appropriately account for the cyclicality in the interaction between the banking system and macroeconomic developments. In this paper we use a newly...
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