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Shocks and rigidities as determinants of CEE labor markets' performance. A panel SVECM approach

Bukowski, Maciej; Koloch, Grzegorz; Lewandowski, Piotr - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

shocks temporarily increase unemployment. Positive labor demand shocks increase employment, depress unemployment, rise real … average wages, and were found to be the main determinant of variability of employment and unemployment in the short-run. In … employment and unemployment. The retrospective simulations of the model show that Baltic states and Poland were significantly …

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When Does It Hurt? The Exchange Rate ""Pain Threshold"" for German Exports

Belke, Ansgar; Goecke, Matthias; Guenther, Martin - 2009

This paper deals with the impact of the $/Euro exchange rate on German exports in the period from 1995Q1 to 2008Q4. Our main aim is to identify pain thresholds for German exporters. We rely on a non-linear model according to which suddenly strong spurts of exports occur when changes of the EXR...

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Labor Market Reforms and Current Account Imbalances - Beggar-thy-Neighbor Policies in a Currency Union?

Baas, Timo; Belke, Ansgar - 2014

Member countries of the European Monetary Union (EMU) initiated wideranging labor market reforms in the last decade. This process is ongoing as countries that are faced with serious labor market imbalances perceive reforms as the fastest way to restore competitiveness within a currency union....

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Labor Market Reforms and Current Account Imbalances - Beggar-thy-Neighbor Policies in a Currency Union?

Baas, Timo; Belke, Ansgar - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2014

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When Does It Hurt? The Exchange Rate "Pain Threshold" for German Exports

Belke, Ansgar; Goecke, Matthias; Guenther, Martin - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2009

This paper deals with the impact of the $/Euro exchange rate on German exports in the period from 1995Q1 to 2008Q4. Our main aim is to identify "pain thresholds" for German exporters. We rely on a non-linear model according to which suddenly strong spurts of exports occur when changes of the EXR...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008509374