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Implicit tax co-ordination under repeated policy interactions
Catenaro, Marco; Vidal, Jean-Pierre - 2003
In the context of a stylised game theoretical framework of capital tax competition, we show that when repeated policy interactions are associated to a systematic punishment of the deviating policymaker, a co-ordinated outcome can be the solution to the non co-operative tax game. This result...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011604305
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Central bank communication on fiscal policy
Allard, Julien; Catenaro, Marco; Vidal, Jean-Pierre; … - 2012
While the established literature on central bank communication has traditionally dealt with communication of monetary policy messages to financial markets and the wider public, central bank communication on fiscal policy has so far received little attention. This paper empirically reviews the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011605522
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Caution: Do not cross! Capital buffers and lending in Covid-19 times
Couaillier, Cyril; Lo Duca, Marco; Reghezza, Alessio; … - 2022
While regulatory capital buffers are expected to be drawn to absorb losses and meet credit demand during crises, this paper shows that banks were unwilling to do so during the pandemic. To the contrary, banks engaged in forms of pro-cyclical behaviour to preserve capital ratios. By employing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013272135
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How to release capital requirements during a pandemic? Evidence from euro area banks
Couaillier, Cyril; Reghezza, Alessio; D'Acri, Costanza … - 2022
This paper investigates the impact of the capital relief package adopted to support euro area banks at the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. By leveraging confidential supervisory and credit register data, we uncover two main findings. First, capital relief measures support banks' capacity to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014278144
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Central Bank Communication on Fiscal Policy
Allard, Julien - 2012
While the established literature on central bank communication has traditionally dealt with communication of monetary policy messages to financial markets and the wider public, central bank communication on fiscal policy has so far received little attention. This paper empirically reviews the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013100569
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How to Release Capital Requirements During a Pandemic? Evidence from Euro Area Banks
Couaillier, Cyril; Reghezza, Alessio; d’Acri, … - 2022
This paper investigates the impact of the capital relief package adopted to support euro area banks at the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. By leveraging confidential supervisory and credit register data, we uncover two main findings. First, capital relief measures support banks' capacity to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014239728
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Caution : Do Not Cross! Capital Buffers and Lending in COVID-19 Times
Couaillier, Cyril; Lo Duca, Marco; Reghezza, Alessio; … - 2022
While regulatory capital buffers are expected to be drawn to absorb losses and meet credit demand during crises, this paper shows that banks were unwilling to do so during the pandemic. To the contrary, banks engaged in forms of pro-cyclical behaviour to preserve capital ratios. By employing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013300857
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Public pensions and growth
Lambrecht, Stéphane; Michel, Philippe; Vidal, Jean-Pierre - 2001
This paper investigates the relationship between the size of an unfunded public pension system and economic growth in … argument of parental utility. Unfunded public pensions can promote growth when families face liquidity constraints preventing … there is no case for unfunded public pensions in economies where bequests are operative. By contrast, there exists a growth …
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