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A regression on climate policy : the European commission's proposal to reduce CO2 emissions from transport
Frondel, Manuel (contributor);  … - 2008
As part of its efforts to reach the targets of the Kyoto Protocol, the European Commission is currently considering a new directive to reduce the per-kilometer CO2 emissions of newly registered automobiles. This paper critically assesses this proposal with respect to its economic and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003725780
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Emissions trading : impact on electricity prices and energy-intensive industries
Frondel, Manuel (contributor);  … - 2008
The EU-wide Emission Trading Scheme (ETS), established in 2005, is a key pillar of Europe¿s strategy to attain …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003785029
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State-of-play in implementing macroeconomic adjustment programmes in the euro area : short version
Gros, Daniel; Alcidi, Cinzia; Belke, Ansgar; Coutinho, … - 2014
reforms have not yet taken hold. The EU-led macroeconomic adjustment programmes outside the euro area (e.g. Latvia) seem to … finden. Survey-basierte Evidenz legt nahe, dass Strukturreformen bisher kaum gewirkt haben. Die von der EU geführten …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010349252
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The European Commission‘s light bulb decree : another costly regulation?
Frondel, Manuel; Lohmann, Steffen - 2011
Verkauf gelangen. Die häufig als Glühbirnenverbot betitelte Verordnung wird von der EU-Kommission vor allem mit Strom- und … wenig rational ist. Allein aus diesem Grund sollte das generelle Glühbirnenverbot der EU-Kommission wieder zurückgenommen …-Glühbirne erst ab 1. September 2011 vom EU-Verbot betroffen. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008935234
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(When) should a non-euro country join the banking union?
Belke, Ansgar; Dobrza´nska, Anna; Gros, Daniel; Smaga, … - 2016
We analyze the benefits and costs of a non-euro country opting-in to the banking union. The decision to opt-in depends on the comparison between the assessment of the banking union attractiveness and the robustness of a national safety net. The benefits of opting-in are still only potential and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011446695
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The economic impact of Brexit : evidence from modelling free trade agreements
Belke, Ansgar; Gros, Daniel - 2017
between the UK and the EU27 is large and of a similar order of magnitude as transatlantic trade (between the EU and the US …). The precise nature of the (hopefully free) trade agreement UK-EU-27 is still being negotiated. But all available studies … concur that a significant disruption of trade links will impose economic costs on both sides. However, the EU27 would bear …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011662701
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Business cycle synchronization in the EMU : core vs. periphery
Belke, Ansgar; Domnick, Clemens; Gros, Daniel - 2016
This paper examines business cycle synchronization in the European Monetary Union with a special focus on the core-periphery pattern in the aftermath of the crisis. Using a quarterly index for business cycle synchronization by Cerqueira (2013), our panel data estimates suggest that it is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011570812
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QE in the euro area : has the PSPP benefited peripheral bonds?
Belke, Ansgar; Gros, Daniel - 2019
The asset purchase programme of the euro area, active between 2015 and 2018, constitutes an interesting special case of Quantitative Easing (QE) because the ECB’s Public Sector Purchase Programme (PSPP) involved the purchase of peripheral euro area government bonds, which were clearly not...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011994801