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Martin, Will (contributor); Rowthorn, Bob (contributor) - 2004

There is no consensus about the causes of the reduction in business cycle volatility seen in many major economies over the last decade. Using stylised models of the economies of the US, Euro area, UK and Japan, we argue that economic stability has been fostered by improved monetary policy and by...

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Fertility, mortality, and the developed worlds̕ demographic transition

Fehr, Hans (contributor); Jokisch, Sabine (contributor); … - 2004

.S., Japan, and the EU-15 and incorporates age- and time-specific fertility and mortality rates, detailed fiscal institutions …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002521588

Policy mix and debt sustainability : evidence from fiscal policy rules

Claeys, Peter (contributor) - 2005

This paper characterises rules-based fiscal policy setting. Basically, we translate a standard monetary policy rule into a simple fiscal policy rule. We then infer on fiscal policymakers' reaction coefficients by testing the rule with GMM. Interaction is also tested directly by the inclusion of...

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The impact of FX central bank intervention in a noise trading framework

Beine, Michel (contributor); De Grauwe, Paul (contributor); … - 2005

In this paper we investigate the effects of central bank interventions (CBI) in a noise trading model with chartists and fundamentalists. We first estimate a model in which chartists extrapolate past returns and fundamentalists forecast a mean reverting dynamics of the exchange rate towards a...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003113337

Exploring the international linkages of the euro area : a global VAR analysis

Dées, Stéphane; Di Mauro, Filippo; Pesaran, M. Hashem; … - 2005

This paper presents a global model linking individual country vector error-correcting models in which the domestic variables are related to the country-specific variables as an approximate solution to a global common factor model. This global VAR is estimated for 26 countries, the euro area...

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Asymmetries in the trans-Atlantic monetary policy relationship : does the ECB follow the Fed?

Belke, Ansgar (contributor); Gros, Daniel (contributor) - 2005

The belief that the ECB follows the US Federal Reserve in setting its policy is so entrenched with market participants and commentators that the search for empirical support would seem to be a trivial task. However, this is not the case. We find that the ECB is indeed often influenced by the...

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Automatic stabilizers and economic crisis : US vs. Europe

Dolls, Mathias; Fuest, Clemens; Peichl, Andreas - 2009

income shock in the EU, compared to 32 per cent in the US. In the case of an unemployment shock 48 per cent of the shock are … absorbed in the EU, compared to 34 per cent in the US. This cushioning of disposable income leads to a demand stabilization of … 26 to 35 per cent in the EU and 19 per cent in the US. There is large heterogeneity within the EU. Automatic stabilizers …

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Liquidity risk, credit risk and the overnight interest rate spread : a stochastic volatility modelling approach

Beirne, John; Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Spagnolo, Nicola - 2010

In this paper we model the volatility of the spread between the overnight interest rate and the central bank policy rate (the policy spread) for the euro area and the UK during the two main phases of the financial crisis that began in late 2007. During the crisis, the policy spread exhibited...

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Tax-benefit systems in Europe and the US : between equity and efficiency

Bargain, Olivier; Dolls, Mathias; Neumann, Dirk; … - 2011

approach to characterize the redistributive preferences embodied in the welfare systems of 17 EU countries and the US. Implicit …

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What should fiscal councils do?

Calmfors, Lars; Wren-Lewis, Simon - 2011

The paper analyses theoretically what role fiscal councils could play and surveys empirically the activities of existing councils. Case studies of the Swedish Fiscal Policy Council and the UK Office for Budget Responsibility are done. It is concluded that fiscal councils should be advisory,...

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