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This paper studies the role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in promoting central bank independence (CBI). While anecdotal evidence suggests that the IMF has been playing a vital role for CBI, the underlying mechanisms of this influence are not well understood. We argue that the IMF has...
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We examine the open-economy implications of the introduction of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). We add a CBDC to the menu of monetary assets available in a standard two-country DSGE model with financial frictions and consider a broad set of alternative technical features in CBDC design....
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During the turbulent 1970s and 1980s the Bundesbank established an outstanding reputation in the world of central …
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The paper discusses global imbalances under the aspect of an asymmetric world monetary system. It identifies the US and … current account balance of the euro area has been by and large balanced. The paper finds that changes of world current account … Imbalances ; Asymmetric World Monetary System ; Twin Deficit ; Twin Surplus ; International Currency ; Sterilization ; Granger …
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While the consequences and effectiveness of IMF conditionality have long been the focus of research, the possible negative impact of IMF conditionality on countries' willingness to ask for an IMF programme - often termed "IMF stigma" - has recently received attention particularly from policy...
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We study the effects of a temporary Green QE, defined as a policy that temporarily tilts the central bank's balance sheet toward green bonds, i.e. bonds issued by firms in non-polluting sectors. To this purpose, we merge a standard DSGE framework with an environmental model. In our model,...
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