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Heterogeneity in money holdings across euro area countries : the role of housing
Setzer, Ralph; Noord, Paul Joseph van den; Wolff, Guntram B. - 2010
inception of the euro. We derive a money demand equation that incorporates housing wealth and collateral as well as substitution … effects on real money holdings. Empirically, we show that cross-country differences in real balances are determined not only … by income differences, a standard determinant of money demand, but also by house price developments. Higher house prices …
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Demand for Central Bank Reserves and Monetary Policy Implementation Frameworks : The Case of the Eurosystem
Åberg, Pontus; Corsi, Marco; Grossmann-Wirth, Vincent; … - 2021
This paper discusses commercial banks’ demand for central bank reserves under two alternative monetary policy framework configurations, namely: (i) an interest rate corridor system with scarce liquidity, and (ii) a floor system with ample liquidity. It outlines the interaction between the...
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Did interest rates at the zero lower bound affect lending of commercial banks? : evidence for the euro area
Belke, Ansgar; Dreger, Christian - 2019
The paper examines the bank lending activities of banks in a low interest rate environment. External financing of small- and medium-sized enterprises in the euro area primarily takes place via bank loans and not through capital markets. Based on the Bankscope database, bank balance sheet data is...
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Evolution of the Ecb's Analytical Framework
Holm-Hadulla, Federic; Musso, Alberto; Vlassopoulos, Thomas - 2021
This paper discusses the role of economic and monetary analysis in the monetary policy strategy of the European Central Bank (ECB). Both areas of analysis have evolved since the 2003 strategy review. Economic analysis has assigned an increasingly relevant role to the Eurosystem and ECB staff...
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3-year LTROs : a first assessment of a non-standard policy measure
Belke, Ansgar - 2013
This paper provides a first preliminary assessment of the recent two 3-year long-term refinancing operations (3Y LTROs) conducted by the ECB by putting them into a broader context. The perspective taken is that prevailing in the first half of the year 2012, directly after the path-breaking ECB...
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Transaction balances : from accounting and economics to biology
Bartzsch, Nikolaus; Seitz, Franz - 2016
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The Use of Cash by Households in the Euro Area
Esselink, Henk - 2017
Although euro banknotes and coins have been in circulation for fifteen years, not much is known about the actual use of cash by households. This paper presents an estimation of the number and value of cash transactions in all 19 euro area countries in 2016, based on survey results. It presents...
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Catch Me (If You Can) : Assessing the Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Via Euro Cash
Tamele, Barbora; Zamora-Pérez, Alejandro; Litardi, Chiara - 2021
In the light of fears that the SARS-CoV-2 virus might be transmitted via cash – fears that were stoked by statements in the media and from public authorities – this paper aims to address the following issues: (1) to provide a descriptive account of the change in the circulation of euro...
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Is euro area demand (still) stable? : cointegrated VAR versus single equation techniques
Belke, Ansgar; Czudaj, Robert - 2010
In this paper we present an empirically stable euro area money demand model. Using a sample period until 2009:2 shows … stability of the euro area money demand function. We also compare single equation methods like the ARDL approach, FM-OLS, CCR …. Hence, FMOLS, CCR and DOLS are useful in estimating standard money demand as well, although they have only been rarely …
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Currency movements within and outside a currency union : the case of Germany and the euro area /Nikolaus Bartzsch, Gerhard Rösl and Franz Seitz
Bartzsch, Nikolaus; Rösl, Gerhard; Seitz, Franz - 2011
In this paper, we analyze the volume of euro banknotes issued by Germany within the euro area with several seasonal methods. We draw a distinction between movements within Germany, circulation outside Germany but within the euro area and demand from non-euroarea countries. Our approach suggests...
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