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Overall, the ECB managed monetary policy quite satisfactory in the first phase of EMU. Nevertheless, this paper asks whether monetary policy could not have been improved. In the last three years, Euroland was confronted with the first external shock. Oil prices increased considerably, leading to...
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We analyse the background of the Greek debt crisis and evaluate the three Greek financial assistance programme. The crisis and the first programme's (2010-11) failure were mainly the result of misguided internal policies. The second programme (2012-14) achieved progress towards recovery but this...
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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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This paper reviews the economic effects of the EU Savings Taxation Directive. The Directive aims at enabling taxation of foreign interest payments received by individuals in accordance with the rules of their State of residence. The data suggest that the Directive, which is based on automatic...
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This paper, first, empirically investigates European emission allowance (EUA) prices and, second, evaluates emission trading as a policy measure. Applying combined jump GARCH models yields strong evidence of conditional jump behavior. This implies that EUA prices are subject to unexpected...
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Strategic market behavior by permit sellers will harm the European Union as the EU as a whole is expected to become a … strategically in the permit market on behalf of its member states, although each member state is assumed to behave as a price taker … in the permit market. Using a stylized numerical simulation model we show that an appropriately designed permit trade …
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