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This paper examines whether the clarity of central bank communication about inflation has changed with the economic environment. We use readability statistics and content analysis to study the clarity of communication on the inflation outlook by seven central banks between 1997 and 2010....
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France is the top agricultural producer in the European Union (EU), and agriculture plays a prominent role in the …
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This paper examines the recent difficulties experienced in U.S. agriculture, and discusses the role played by …
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This paper analyses the economic costs of current agricultural policies in Turkmenistan. It argues that the opportunity cost of continuing with these policies is very high for the budget, the average farmer, and the economy as a whole. The paper calls for the development of nontraditional...
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Sweden is experiencing double-digit housing price gains alongside rising household debt. A common interpretation is …
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This paper studies the Swedish fiscal consolidation episode of the 1990s through the lens of a small open economy model with distortionary taxation and unemployment. We argue that the simultaneous reduction in the fiscal deficit and unemployment rate in this episode stems from two factors: (i)...
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energy/environmental tax systems in Germany, Sweden, Turkey, and Vietnam suggests that there is substantial scope for policy …
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Negative policy interest rates have prevailed for some years in Denmark and are a more recent development in Sweden …
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This paper examines the economic effects of policies to contain Covid-19, by extracting lessons from Sweden …'s experience during the 'Great Lockdown'. Sweden's approach was less stringent and based more on social responsibility than legal … obligations compared to European peers. First, we provide an account of Sweden's strategy and the health outcomes. Second, drawing …
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