This book discusses recent developments in theoretical and empirical business cycle analysis, identifying possible applications of sophisticated tools by private and public institutions involved in the analysis of economic fluctuations and facilitating interaction between academics, researchers...

A nascent recovery is underway in Thailand following the COVID-19 downturn. Ample policy buffers, underpinned by judicious management of public finances, allowed the authorities to implement a multipronged package of fiscal, monetary, and financial policies to mitigate the COVID-19 impact on...

Opening remarks / Boštjan Jazbec, Giovanni Dell'Ariccia -- Panel 1, The coordination of monetary and fiscal policy principles and practical experience / chair: Nikolay Gueorguiev ; lead speaker: Steven Phillips ; panellists: Jan Smets, Lars Rohde, Dimitar Bogov, Nerses Yeritsyan -- Panel 2....

This paper discusses instruments and operating procedures of the conduct of monetary policy in the major industrial countries. The exchange rate mechanism of the European Monetary System (EMS) provides clear evidence of the role of exchange rates in influencing monetary policy; the commitment of...