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Wage-Price Dynamics and Structural Reforms in Japan
Porcellacchia, Davide - 2016
Structural reforms in the liquidity trap need not be deflationary. This paper develops a simple framework to study the … role that key characteristics of Japan's labor and product markets-labor-market duality and weak corporate governance … reforms may contribute to Japan's short-run goal of reflating the economy. It finds that boosting inflation with structural …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012996094
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Search and matching frictions and optimal monetary policy : job market paper
Thomas, Carlos (contributor) - 2006 - Rev.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003401007
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German labor market and fiscal reforms 1999 to 2008 : can they be blamed for intra-euro area imbalances?
Gadatsch, Niklas; Stähler, Nikolai; Weigert, Benjamin - 2015
In this paper, we assess the impact of major German structural reforms from 1999 to 2008 on key macroeconomic variables. By many, these reforms, especially the Hartz reforms on the labor market, are considered to be the root of observed imbalances in the Euro Area. Our simulations within a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011316580
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Fiscal Policy Implications for Labor Market Outcomes in Middle-Income Countries
Lemus, Antonio - 2015
Many governments have initiated public employment programs or expanded the existing ones in response to high unemployment. However, in many middle-income countries, a relatively large government coexists with persistently high unemployment. This paper explores the question of whether public...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013036636
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Monetary Policy Transmission and Financial Stability in a LIC : The Case of Bangladesh
Rafiq, Sohrab - 2016
This paper explores how monetary policy affects the real economy and its efficacy in promoting financial stability in a large low income country. This paper shows that monetary policy modestly impacts real economic activity and inflation via the bank lending and financial accelerator channels....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013002148
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Advances in Monetary Policy and Macroeconomics
Arestis, Philip (ed.); Zezza, Gennaro (ed.) - 2007
This book deals with the key aspects of developments in monetary economics and macroeconomics, such as the New Consensus Macroeconomics, and further ones such as money, credit and the business cycle. Adding to the analysis are developments that focus on issues for open and spatial macroeconomics
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012054267
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The Political Economy of Fiscal Consolidation in Japan
Ihori, Toshihiro - 2015
This book investigates the reasons for persistent public deficits and delayed fiscal reform in Japan, placing a special … emphasis on political economy aspects. Japan is confronted with the need to pursue fiscal discipline for fiscal consolidation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012401959
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Inflation Dynamics in South Africa : The Role of Thresholds, Exchange Rate Pass-through and Inflation Expectations on Policy Trade-offs
Ndou, Eliphas - 2017
This book offers a comprehensive empirical analysis of South African inflation dynamics, using a variety of techniques including counterfactual analysis. The authors elaborate the roles in inflation of thresholds, nonlinearities and asymmetries introduced by economic conditions such as the size...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397495
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Economic Policies since the Global Financial Crisis
Arestis, Philip (ed.); Sawyer, Malcolm (ed.) - 2017
This book investigates the changing nature of economic policies following the Global Financial Crisis of 2007-2009. Well-respected, international scholars come together to discuss the level of economic growth following the crisis, concerns over inequality in industrialised countries, and labour...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397525
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An introduction to the economics of job search and frictional unemployment
Wright, Randall Douglas - 1983
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