In the fall of 1999, the recovery in Euroland is back on track. The turnaround was caused by the improvement in the world economy. After exports had been depressed in the past winter due to the weak demand in the crisis countries particularly in Asia, the impulses from abroad have picked up...

The decision on EMU strongly affects the course of monetary and fiscal policies in 1997 and especially in 1998. We assume that the monetary union will start in January 1, 1999 with a sizable number of participating countries. Once the decision on the members is made in the spring of 1998, any...

Die Geldmenge M3 steigt seit drei Jahren schneller als von der Deutschen Bundesbank angestrebt. Das Geldmengenziel für 1994 wird mit hoher Wahrscheinlichkeit deutlicher überschritten als jede andere Zielvorgabe in den vergangenen zwanzig Jahren. Die rasche Geldmengenexpansion in den letzten...