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Kraus, Margit - 2000

This paper assesses the consequences of EU enlargement for East West migration. In the theoretical part, we identify … several factors in addition to the reduction of moving costs by which EU membership influences migration. Specifically, EU … accession affects income gaps. Moreover, if EU membership is refused, fear of future restrictions on immigration will lead to …

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The political economy of EU enlargement and the Treaty of Nice

Heinemann, Friedrich - 2000

The paper applies standard public choice reasoning to the negotiations on EU enlargement and the Treaty of Nice. The … present EU countries are respected. Decisive actors in the West are the members of the European Parliament, individuals in … post-entry position of new members. The Intergovernmental Conference is reinterpreted as an opportunity of EU-15 actors to …

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Exchange rate regimes and fiscal discipline in OECD countries

Heinemann, Friedrich - 1999

not economic necessity have dictated the consolidation in the EU during the 90s. …

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Monetary policy coordination, credibility and structural asymmetries

Bednar, N.; Monfort, Philippe - 1997

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Identifying labour market dynamics using labour force survey data

Artola, Concha; Bell, Una Louise - 2001

This paper evaluates the appropriateness of the standard methodologies and the quality of the data frequently used to analyse labour market dynamics in Europe. Our results indicate that, due to recall error and heterogeneous survey design, the retrospective approach tends to result in a...

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Forceful or persistent : wow the ECB's new inflation target affects households' inflation expectations

Hoffmann, Mathias; Mönch, Emanuel; Pavlova, Lora; … - 2023

We study how households adjust their medium-term inflation expectations under the new ECB strategy. We find that survey respondents make little difference between the previous strategy of targeting inflation rates close to but below 2% and the new strategy with a symmetric 2% target. Yet,...

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Forceful or persistent : how the ECB's new inflation target affects households' inflation expectations

Hoffmann, Mathias; Mönch, Emanuel; Pavlova, Lora; … - 2024

We study how households adjust their medium-term inflation expectations under the new ECB inflation targeting strategy. Survey respondents make little difference between the previous strategy of targeting inflation rates close to but below 2% and the new strategy with a 2% point target....

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Trade dynamics under geopolitical risk

Khalil, Makram; Osten, David; Strobel, Felix - 2025

In recent years, major exporting economies experienced rising geopolitical risk. From the perspective of the US and the euro area, we employ detailed product data panels to study the consequences of trading-partner geopolitical risk shocks on bilateral imports. We find that these shocks lower...

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Monetary and macroprudential policy in an estimated DSGE model of the euro area

Quint, Dominic; Rabanal, Pau - 2014

In this paper, we study the optimal mix of monetary and macroprudential policies in an estimated two-country model of the euro area. The model includes real, nominal and financial frictions, and hence both monetary and macroprudential policy can play a role. We find that the introduction of a...

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Banks and sovereign risk : a granular view

Buch, Claudia M.; Koetter, Michael; Ohls, Jana - 2013

In this paper, we use detailed data on the sovereign debt holdings of all German banks to analyse the determinants of sovereign debt exposures and the implications of sovereign exposures for bank risk. Our main findings are as follows. First, sovereign bond holdings are heterogeneous across...

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