Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit ist es zu prüfen, inwieweit unterschiedliche Varianten berechenbarer dynamischer Gleichgewichtsmodelle die empirische Evidenz zum monetären Transmissionsmechanismus nachbilden. Die zentrale Frage dieser Arbeit, inwieweit nominale Rigiditäten zu Trägheiten des...

We characterise optimal discretionary monetary policy responses to cost-push shocks and to financial distress in the presence of model uncertainty. Under robust control, the central bank reacts more aggressively to both types of shocks, and less to the lagged policy rate, than if the true model...

Empirical evidence on whether euro area monetary transmission has changed is, at best, mixed. We argue that this inconclusiveness is likely to be due to the fact that existing empirical studies concentrate on the effects of particular developments on specific transmission channels. Such analyses...

Recent research has shown that optimal monetary policy may display considerable price-level drift. Proponents of price-level targeting have argued that the costs of eliminating the price-level drift may be reduced if the central bank responds flexibly by returning the price level only gradually...