Between 1995 and 2005, the German economy has experienced a phase of weak economic growth. We analyze whether this weak growth performance can be attributed to the stance of monetary conditions during that period. We show that the real effective exchange rate did have almost no dampening effects...

Die durch die Finanzmarktkrise ausgelösten Probleme greifen derzeit rasch auf die realwirtschaftliche Ebene über. Wie verhalten sich Finanz- und Konjunkturkrise zueinander? Kann und sollte man die drohende Rezession jetzt mit Mitteln der Wirtschaftspolitik bekämpfen? Welche Instrumente sind...

The concept of rules for monetary policy has been more and more critized in recent years. The Deutsche Bundesbank is also urged to give up monetary targeting. The idea is that the economic performance could be improved if monetary policy became more pragmatic and was more concerned about slow...