Probleme der Modellierung der Zinsstruktur in makroökonometrischen Modellen Für die Wirkungsweise geldpolitischer Maßnahmen ist in ökonometrischen Modellen die Modellierung der Zinsstruktur von besonderer Bedeutung. Hierzu gibt es im Prinzip die folgenden drei Ansätze: (i) die...

Money growth in the euro area has exceeded its target since 2001. Likewise, recent empirical studies did not find evidence in favour of a stable long run money demand function. The equation appears to be increasingly unstable if more recent data are used. If the link between money balances and...

Monetary growth in the euro area has exceeded its target since several years. At the same time, the money demand function seems to be increasingly unstable if more recent data are used. If the link between money balances and the macroeconomy is fragile, the rationale of monetary aggregates in...

This paper examines the forecasting performance of a broad monetary aggregate (M3) in predicting euro area inflation. Excess liquidity is measured as the difference between the actual money stock and its fundamental value, the latter determined by a money demand function. The out-of sample...