the level of search costs and, thus, on the level of market integration. For less integrated markets, the inflation … theory. -- Inflation ; Relative price variability ; Monetary search models ; European market integration …

This paper investigates why financial market experts misperceive the interest rate policy of the European Central Bank …

We introduce a Divisia monetary aggregate for the euro area that accounts for the heterogeneity across member countries … both, in terms of interest rates and the decomposition of monetary assets. In most of the euro area countries, the … the simple sum aggregate has a significant predictive content for recessions in euro area countries. …