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Fiscal policy in economic and monetary union : theory, evidence, and institutions
Buti, Marco - 2006
This book explores the origins, rationale, problems and prospects of the European fiscal policy framework. It provides the reader with a roadmap to EMU's budgetary framework by exploring its theoretical and empirical foundations, uncovering its historical roots and emphasising its supranational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852061
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Credit Booms Gone Bust: Monetary Policy, Leverage Cycles and Financial Crises, 1870-2008
Schularick, Moritz; Taylor, Alan M. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
The crisis of the advanced economies in 2008-09 has focused new attention on money and credit fluctuations, financial crises, and policy responses. We study the behavior of money, credit, and macroeconomic indicators over the long run based on a new historical dataset for 14 countries over the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008636377
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Back to Keynes?
van der Ploeg, Frederick - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
After a brief review of classical, Keynesian, New Classical and New Keynesian theories of macroeconomic policy, we assess whether New Keynesian Economics captures the quintessential features stressed by JM Keynes. Particular attention is paid to Keynesian features omitted in New Keynesian...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005504355
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The Impact of Liquidity Regulation on Bank Intermediation
Bonner, Clemens; Eijffinger, Sylvester C W - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
We analyze the impact of non-compliance with a requirement similar to the Basel III Liquidity Coverage Ratio and its … non-compliance with a liquidity requirement causes banks to pay and charge higher interest rates as well as to increase … be affected by the requirement. While non-compliance with a liquidity requirement does not seem to directly affect …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011084639
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Two Monetary Tools: Interest Rates and Haircuts
Ashcraft, Adam; Garleanu, Nicolae Bogdan; Pedersen, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
We study a production economy with multiple sectors financed by issuing securities to agents who face capital constraints. Binding capital constraints propagate business cycles, and a reduction of the interest rate can increase the required return of high-haircut assets since it can increase the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008642875
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The SSM at 1
Laeven, Luc; Draghi, Mario; Dombret, Andreas R.; … - SUERF - The European Money and Finance Forum; Deutsche …; … - 2016
On 3 December EY hosted a SUERF conference on banking reform with Sir Howard Davies, the Chairman of RBS, and Dame Colette Bowe, the Chairman of the Banking Standards Board, as the two keynote speakers. Professor David Miles (Imperial College) gave the SUERF 2015 Annual Lecture on Capital and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011557140
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Optimal Monetary and Fiscal Policy in an Economy with Endogenous Public Debt
Luk, Paul; Vines, David - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
This paper uses a New Keynesian framework to study the coordination of fiscal and monetary policies, in response to an inflation shock when the policymaker acts with commitment. We first show that, in the simplest New Keynesian model, fiscal policy plays no part in the optimal policy response,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276383
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Optimal Monetary and Fiscal Policy in an Economy with Inflation Persistence
Luk, Paul; Vines, David - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
This paper studies a simple New-Keynesian model of fiscal and monetary policy coordination when the policymaker acts under commitment. With a New Keynesian Phillips curve it is optimal to control inflation only through the use of monetary policy. But, when price-setters use a Steinsson (2003)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276384
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Fiscal Volatility Shocks and Economic Activity
Fernández-Villaverde, Jesús; Guerron-Quintana, Pablo A.; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
We study the effects of changes in uncertainty about future fiscal policy on aggregate economic activity. Fiscal deficits and public debt have risen sharply in the wake of the financial crisis. While these developments make fiscal consolidation inevitable, there is considerable uncertainty about...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009246602
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Cross-border spillovers from fiscal stimulus
Corsetti, Giancarlo; Meier, André; Müller, Gernot - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
The global recession of 2008-09 has revived interest in the international repercussions of domestic policy choices. This paper focuses on the case of fiscal stimulus, investigating cross-border spillovers from an increase in exhaustive government spending on the basis of a two-country business...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008496454