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This brief exposition suggests that the Federal Reserve System temporarily guarantee a lower bound on stock prices in …, consequences, and some alternatives. It is meant as a policy suggestion in case the recapitalization of banks, agreed upon in mid …-October 2008, turns out to be insufficient for stabilizing financial markets and the downward spiral in asset prices resumes. …
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This study approaches the Quantity Theory of Money at a conceptual level, asking how it can be most reasonably interpreted and quantitatively assessed. The resulting approach is straightforward. Unlike studies relying on other methods we find evidence of its linchpin prediction that is not...
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policy regime change associated with the start of EMU in 1999. The main findings are as follows. Steady-state inflation and …
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DSGE-models have become important tools of analysis not only in academia but increasingly in the board rooms of central banks. The success of these models has much to do with the coherence of the intellectual framework it provides. The limitations of these models come from the fact that they...
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This paper investigates the relationship between inflation and inflation uncertainty in twelve EMU countries. A time-varying GARCH model is estimated to distinguish between short-run and steady-state inflation uncertainty. The effects of the introduction of the Euro in 1999 are then examined...
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monetary policy transmission by embedding these calibrated models in a standard DSGE model. The Generalized Taylor model is …
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This paper explores time variation in the dynamic effects of technology shocks on U.S. output, prices, interest rates … linked to the monetary policy regime. Before and after the "Great Inflation", nominal wages moved in the same direction as …", technology shocks in contrast triggered wage-price spirals, moving nominal wages and prices in the same direction at longer …
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goals. The classical ones are entry prices and free entry. The museum club solution or exit donations allow for various … additional goals. Each scheme has clear advantages and disadvantages. We propose an innovative pricing instrument: Exit prices …
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The US decision not to ratify the Kyoto Protocol and the recent outcomes of the Bonn and Marrakech Conferences of the Parties drastically reduces the effectiveness of the Kyoto Protocol in controlling GHG emissions. The reason is not only the reduced emission abatement in the US, but also the...
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We document key features of the deepening economic relationship between Brazil and China. This is evident from sharply increased bilateral trade and foreign direct investment flows and also from enhanced cohesion of negotiating positions in international fora. Data presented show bilateral trade...
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