Die Europäische Union schickt sich an, wichtige Entscheidungen für ihre Zukunft zu treffen. Der eingesetzte Konvent wird eine europäische Verfassung ausarbeiten, die Entscheidungsmechanismen der Union reformieren soll. Welche ökonomischen Aspekte sollten dabei Berücksichtigung finden? Nach...

We revisit recent evidence on how monetary policy affects output and prices in the U.S. and in the euro area. The response patterns to a shift in monetary policy are similar in most respects, but differ noticeably as to the composition of output changes. In the euro area investment is the...

Drawing on recent Eurosystem research that uses a range of econometric techniques and a number of new data sets, we propose a comprehensive description of how monetary policy affects the euro area economy. We focus mainly on three questions: (1) what are the stylized facts concerning the...

We construct a set of indicators to measure the policy-making role of the European Union (European Council, Parliament, Commission, Court of Justice, etc.), in a selected number of policy domains. Our goal is to examine the division of prerogatives between European institutions and national...