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Current account imbalances and structural adjustment in the Euro area : how to rebalance competitiveness

Zemanek, Holger; Belke, Ansgar; Schnabl, Gunther - 2009

Low international competitiveness of a set of euro area countries, which have become evident by large current account deficits and rising risk premiums on government bonds, is one of the most challenging economic policy issues for Europe. We analyse the role of private restructuring and public...

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Does central bank communication really lead to better forecasts of policy decisions? : new evidence based on a Taylor rule model for the ECB

Sturm, Jan-Egbert; Haan, Jakob de - 2009

Nowadays, it is widely believed that greater disclosure and clarity over policy may lead to greater predictability of central bank actions. We examine whether communication by the European Central Bank (ECB) adds information compared to the information provided by a Taylor rule model in which...

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Does ECB communication help in predicting its interest rate decisions?

Jansen, David-Jan (contributor); Haan, Jakob de (contributor) - 2006

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Measuring synchronicity and co-movement of business cycles with an application to the euro area

Mink, Mark (contributor); Jacobs, Jan (contributor); … - 2007

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The importance of being vigilant : has ECB communication influenced Euro area inflation expectations?

Jansen, David-Jan (contributor); Haan, Jakob de (contributor) - 2007

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Interest rate linkages in EMU countries : a rolling threshold vector error-correction approach

Poghosyan, Tigran (contributor); Haan, Jakob de (contributor) - 2007

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Does money matter in the ECB strategy? : New evidence based on ECB communication

Berger, Helge (contributor); Haan, Jakob de (contributor); … - 2006

We examine the role of money in the policies of the ECB, using introductory statements of the ECB President at the monthly press conferences during 1999-2004. Over time, the relative amount of words devoted to the monetary analysis has decreased. Our analysis of indicators of the monetary policy...

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Carbon pricing in the EU : evaluation of different EU ETS reform options

Brink, Corjan; Vollebergh, Herman R. J.; Van der Werf, Edwin - 2015 - This version: November 24, 2015

This paper studies various options to support allowance prices in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), such as … adjusting the cap, an auction reserve price, and fixed and variable carbon taxes in addition to EU ETS. We use a dynamic … at the EU Member State level. We find that both a variable carbon tax and an auction reserve price support effective …

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Convergence of monetary transmission in EMU new evidence

Toolsema-Veldman, Linda Adriana; Sturm, Jan-Egbert; … - 2001

This paper examines how the pass-through of monetary policy measures in 6 EMU countries has evolved over time and whether there is convergence in monetary transmission. The countries included are: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain, and the sample period is 1980-2000. We...

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Credibility and transparency of Central Banks : new results based on Ifo s world economicy survey

Hamella, Sandra; Haan, Jakob de - 2004

This paper reports the results of a survey among private sector economists about credibility and transparency of central banks. In line with the survey of Alan Blinder among central bankers, we asked participants in Ifo s World Economic Survey to answer questions on the importance and...

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