. Previous literature has highlighted the role of an economy's "structure" - such as its inflation volatility, inflation rate …, forecasts predicting how a given exchange rate movement will impact inflation at a specific point in time should take into …

changes does not change much with inflation and does not react much to aggregate shocks; (vi) changes in inflation are mostly … consistent with the predictions of a menu cost model in a low inflation environment where idiosyncratic shocks are a more …

exchange rate and to the medium term interest rate are for the 1999-2004 period, the most important sources of inflation rate …/07-1998/08 and 1999/03-2004/12). The main results are: a) in response to a positive short run interest rate innovation, during the … 1999-2004 subperiod, the output and the price level decrease - however, the output response is faster and the price level …

NLCPD method to regional price information derived from Germany’s consumer price index micro data. Price levels of the 401 …

We examine financial literacy in Germany and its relevance for financial well-being. Using data from the Panel on … questions correctly. Those with lower education, who are out of the labor force, women, and those living in East Germany have …

under various inflation scenarios. We develop a tax micro-simulation model for the newly available Panel on Household … insurance contribution system with respect to the inflation rate, which contrasts with Immervoll (2005) who finds that fiscal … solely to Germany. Additionally, when we introduce the empirical evidence that capital income grows faster than non …