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Does central bank communication really lead to better forecasts of policy decisions? : new evidence based on a Taylor rule model for the ECB

Sturm, Jan-Egbert; Haan, Jakob de - 2009

Nowadays, it is widely believed that greater disclosure and clarity over policy may lead to greater predictability of central bank actions. We examine whether communication by the European Central Bank (ECB) adds information compared to the information provided by a Taylor rule model in which...

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Does ECB communication help in predicting its interest rate decisions?

Jansen, David-Jan (contributor); Haan, Jakob de (contributor) - 2006

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Measuring synchronicity and co-movement of business cycles with an application to the euro area

Mink, Mark (contributor); Jacobs, Jan (contributor); … - 2007

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The importance of being vigilant : has ECB communication influenced Euro area inflation expectations?

Jansen, David-Jan (contributor); Haan, Jakob de (contributor) - 2007

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Alcohol taxation and regulation in the European Union

Cnossen, Sijbren (contributor) - 2006

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Interest rate linkages in EMU countries : a rolling threshold vector error-correction approach

Poghosyan, Tigran (contributor); Haan, Jakob de (contributor) - 2007

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Does money matter in the ECB strategy? : New evidence based on ECB communication

Berger, Helge (contributor); Haan, Jakob de (contributor); … - 2006

We examine the role of money in the policies of the ECB, using introductory statements of the ECB President at the monthly press conferences during 1999-2004. Over time, the relative amount of words devoted to the monetary analysis has decreased. Our analysis of indicators of the monetary policy...

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Europe's new border taxes

Cnossen, Sijbren; Verwaal, Ernst - 2001

Instead of abolishing internal border controls in 1993, the European Union (EU) replaced them with VAT and statistical …, 5 per cent of the value of their intra-EU trade. This figure is probably higher for other EU Member States. Obviously …, the costs constitute a (differentiated) border tax that impedes intra-EU trade. The paper analyses the determinants of the …

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Convergence of monetary transmission in EMU new evidence

Toolsema-Veldman, Linda Adriana; Sturm, Jan-Egbert; … - 2001

This paper examines how the pass-through of monetary policy measures in 6 EMU countries has evolved over time and whether there is convergence in monetary transmission. The countries included are: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain, and the sample period is 1980-2000. We...

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Credibility and transparency of Central Banks : new results based on Ifo s world economicy survey

Hamella, Sandra; Haan, Jakob de - 2004

This paper reports the results of a survey among private sector economists about credibility and transparency of central banks. In line with the survey of Alan Blinder among central bankers, we asked participants in Ifo s World Economic Survey to answer questions on the importance and...

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