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Central bank independence and conservatism under uncertainty: Substitutes or complements?
Hefeker, Carsten; Zimmer, Blandine - 2011
The paper examines the optimal combination of central bank independence and conservatism in the presence of uncertain … bank's degree of inde-pendence and conservatism so as to minimise society's loss function. We find that the optimal … combination between independence and conservatism is not necessarily characterised by substitutability. When uncertainty about the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274857
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How should large and small countries be represented in a currency union?
Berger, Helge; Mueller, Till - 2004
The likely extension of the euro area has triggered a debate on the organization of the ECB, in particular on the apparent mismatch between relative economic size and voting rights in the Council. We present a simple model of optimal representation in a federal central bank addressing this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261091
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The role of political institutions for the effectiveness of central bank independence
Hielscher, Kai; Markwardt, Gunther - 2011
This paper empirically studies the impact of the quality of political institutions on the link between central bank independence and inflation. Making use of data on the evolution of central bank independence over time and controlling for possible nonlinearities, we employ interaction models to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274749
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Connected Lending of Last Resort
Mitchener, Kris James; Monnet, Eric - 2023
Because of secrecy, little is known about the political economy of central bank lending. Utilizing a novel, hand-collected historical daily dataset on loans to commercial banks, we analyze how personal connections matter for lending of last resort, highlighting the importance of governance for...
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Stable Money and Central Bank Independence : Implementing Monetary Institutions in Postwar Germany
Hefeker, Carsten - 2019
Germany prides itself in having one of the most successful central banks and currencies with respect to independence and stability. I show that not only were both imposed on the country after 1945 but that there was also initial resistance to both among German experts and officials. This is a...
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Causal Effects of Countercyclical Interest Rates : Evidence from the Classical Gold Standard
Mitchener, Kris James; Pina, Gonçalo - 2022
We estimate the causal impact of countercyclical interest rates on macroeconomic outcomes in open economies. To identify countercyclical interest rates, we construct a new database of short-term interest rates, principal exports, and international commodity prices for 40 economies from 1870 to...
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Central bank boards around the world: why does membership size differ?
Berger, Helge; Nitsch, Volker; Lybek, Tonny - 2007
This paper analyzes empirically differences in the size of central bank boards across countries. Defining a board as the body that changes monetary instruments to achieve a specified target, we discuss the possible determinants of a board's size. The empirical relevance of these factors is...
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A role model for China?: exchange rate flexibility and monetary policy in Japan
Schnabl, Gunther; Danne, Christian - 2007
Few papers have tried to project how Chinese monetary policy will behave under flexible exchange rates. As Japan provides an important role model for China, this paper studies the role of the yen/dollar exchange rate for Japanese monetary policy after the shift of Japan from a fixed to a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264171
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The stress of having a single monetary policy in Europe
Sturm, Jan-Egbert; Wollmershäuser, Timo - 2008
This paper estimates forward-looking Taylor rules for the euro area. Using the asymmetries in inflation and cyclical output developments across countries, we investigate the adequacy of the single monetary policy for each of the European Monetary Union (EMU) member countries. Notable differences...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264325
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Too many cooks?: committees in monetary policy
Berger, Helge; Nitsch, Volker - 2008
How many people should decide about monetary policy? In this paper, we take an empirical perspective on this issue, analyzing the relationship between the number of monetary policy decision-makers and monetary policy outcomes. Using a new data set that characterizes Monetary Policy Committees...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264342