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. Against this backdrop, early warning systems are of crucial importance. In this study that focuses on euro area member states …
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This paper explores the stability of the relation between money demand for M3 and inflation in the euro area by …
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The real interest partity (RIP) condition combines two cornerstones in international finance, uncovered interest parity (UIP) and ex ante purchasing power parity (PPP). The extent of deviation from RIP is therefore an indicator of the lack of product and financial market integration. This paper...
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We investigate the likely sources of exchange rate dynamics in selected CIS countries (Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, and Moldova) over the past decade (1999-2008). The analysis is based on country VAR models augmented by a regional common factor structure (FAVAR model)....
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Money growth in the euro area has exceeded its target since 2001. Likewise, recent empirical studies did not find …) estimation methods. To obtain the result, the short run homogeneity restriction between money and prices is relaxed. In addition …, a rise in the income elasticity after 2001 is taken into account. The break might be linked to the introduction of euro …
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Increasing work incentives for people with low incomes is a common topic in the policy debate across European countries. The Mini-Jobʺ reform in Germany - introduced on April 1, 2003 - can be seen in line with these policies, exempting labour income below a certain threshold from taxes and...
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In this paper, I suggest an empirical framework for the analysis of mothers' labor supply and child care choices, explicitly taking into account access restrictions to subsidized child care. This is particularly important for countries such as Germany, where subsidized child care is rationed and...
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We investigate hysteresis and persistence behaviour in the course of unemployment in EU countries and US states by means of first and second generation panel unit root tests. While the former tests assume independent cross sections, the latter control for dependencies. The first generation tests...
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We examine real business cycle convergence for 41 euro area regions and 48 US states. Results obtained by a panel model … decades in the euro area and the US. Ongoing business cycle convergence often detected in a country data is not confirmed at … the regional level. The degree of synchronization across the euro area is similar to that to be found for the US states …
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