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We estimate a three-region (DE-REA-RoW) structural macroeconomic model, and we provide a counterfactual on how nominal exchange rate flexibility would have affected the German trade balance (TB) by simulating the shocks of the estimated model under a counterfactual flexible exchange rate regime....
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bond markets and improved economic sentiment, as reflected in higher equity prices. In contrast, passive euro liquidity … provision and even active measures (policy rate reductions and bond market interventions) delivered modest results. Although …. Overall, the results point to the ECB’s limits in helping improve financial market’s sentiment …
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Macroeconomic adjustment in the euro area periphery was more recessionary than pre-crisis imbalances would have …
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The conflicting standpoints on reforming the euro are creating more controversies than practical results. Mistrust …, reforming the euro successfully calls for a convincing high-level commitment to preserve the euro also in unexpected …
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euro as their currency and recent research has shown that countries currently pursuing this goal indeed fulfill the …
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In this paper, sound public finances under the euro means sustainability in the long term instead of short- and medium …-term fiscal discipline. The challenges to sustainability are identified for the four largest euro area member states, and several … resort for a euro area government under liquidity shortage to prevent it from developing into a general financial crisis …
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We estimate that the euro has increased trade within the eurozone by about 26 per cent and trade between the eurozone …, indicating significant and substantial effects on the extensive margin of trade. The euro effects were concentrated to semi …
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Poland is obligated to adopt the euro after the fulfilment, inter alia, of the exchange rate criterion which requires … estimate real Polish zloty/euro equilibrium rate. Although the main goal of our analysis is to compute measures of current and …
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econometrically estimated in continuous time with Euro/Dollar data and examined for the possible presence of chaotic motion. Our …
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The Greek bail-out was highly controversial. An oft-heard assessment is that i) the bail-out was a mistake, ii) the political haggling over it was irrational and iii) the bail-out will create a moral hazard problem. Contrary to this view, our analysis suggests that, given EMU's present...
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