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Im Juni 2013 fand in Karlsruhe die mündliche Verhandlung im Hauptsacheverfahren Europäischer Stabilitätsmechanismus/Europäische Zentralbank statt. Dabei ging es im Kern um die Frage, ob das Outright-Monetary-Transactions-Programm der EZB mandatswidrig ist. Die ökonomische Logik, die zu dem...
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Die Staatsanleihekäufe der EZB sind zu einem Fall für das Bundesverfassungsgericht geworden. Die Autoren des IW Köln argumentieren, dass das Outright-Monetary-Transactions-Programm noch innerhalb der Grenzen des EZB-Mandats liegt, aber wegen seiner Nachteile nur temporär eingesetzt werden...
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Im September 2012 hatte EZB-Präsident Draghi angekündigt, dass die Europäische Zentralbank – wenn es notwendig ist – unbegrenzt Staatsanleihen von Krisenstaaten aufkauft, um die Refinanzierung ihrer Staatsschulden zu ermöglichen und ihre Zinsbelastung zu senken. Nach Auffassung des...
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It has been argued that economies with more independent central banks experience lower inflation over time. In this paper we show that this relationship is sensitive to the methodology through which central bank independence indices are constructed. We stress the importance of employing dynamic...
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It has long been held that central bank independence (CBI) from political control is a necessary requirement to curb inflation. In recent times, however, this long held belief has been challenged. Using a recently compiled panel data set on central bank independence measures, the proposition...
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In this paper I analyze the work on exchange rates and external imbalances by University of Chicago faculty members during the university's first hundred years, 1892-1992. Many people associate Chicago's views with Milton Friedman's advocacy for flexible exchange rates. But, of course, there was...
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Das Urteil des Bundesverfassungsgerichts zum ESM-Vertrag hat „Markierungsarbeiten“ bei der Durchsetzung des Demokratieprinzips geleistet. Konflikte zwischen Bundesverfassungsgericht und Europäischem Gerichtshof befürchtet der Autor allerdings bei der zu erwartenden Entscheidung über den...
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Because of secrecy, little is known about the political economy of central bank lending. Utilizing a novel, hand-collected historical daily dataset on loans to commercial banks, we analyze how personal connections matter for lending of last resort, highlighting the importance of governance for...
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This paper empirically studies the impact of the quality of political institutions on the link between central bank independence and inflation. Making use of data on the evolution of central bank independence over time and controlling for possible nonlinearities, we employ interaction models to...
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In this paper, we discuss the evolution of central bank interactions since the early 1970s following the breakdown of the managed exchange-rate system that was negotiated at Bretton Woods. We review the most important forums or organizations through which central banks have engaged in diplomacy....
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