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Bernanke's paradox: can he reconcile his position on the federal budget with his recent charge to prevent deflation

Tcherneva, Pavlina R. - 2010

This paper examines Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's recipe for deflation fighting and the specific policy actions he took in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. Both in his academic and in his policy work, Bernanke has made the case that monetary policy is able to stem...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008759522

Bad for Euroland, worse for Germany : the ECB's record

Bibow, Jörg (contributor) - 2005

unification ; Bundesbank ; policy inconsistency ; stability culture ; ECB ; EMU …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003229840

Bretton Woods 2 is dead, long live Bretton Woods 3?

Bibow, Jörg - 2010

This paper sets out to investigate the forces and conditions that led to the emergence of global imbalances preceding the worldwide crisis of 2007–09, and both the likelihood and the potential sustainability of reemerging global imbalances as the world economy recovers from that crisis. The...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003974942

The euro and its guardian of stability : the fiction and reality of the 10th anniversary blast

Bibow, Jörg - 2009

This paper investigates why Europe fared particularly poorly in the global economic crisis that began in August 2007. It questions the self-portrait of Europe as the victim of external shocks, pushed off track by reckless policies pursued elsewhere. It argues instead that Europe had not only...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003943124

The euro debt crisis and Germany's euro trilemma

Bibow, Jörg - 2012

This paper investigates the causes behind the euro debt crisis, particularly Germany's role in it. It is argued that the crisis is not primarily a "sovereign debt crisis" but rather a (twin) banking and balance of payments crisis. Intra-area competitiveness and current account imbalances, and...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009533362

On the Franco-German euro contradiction and ultimate euro battleground

Bibow, Jörg - 2013

Highlighting that France and Germany held largely contradicting hopes and aspirations for Europe's common currency, this paper analyzes how the resulting euro contradiction conditioned the ongoing euro crisis as well as current strategies to resolve it. While Germany generally prevailed in...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009732260

At the crossroads : the euro and its central bank guardian (and savior?)

Bibow, Jörg - 2012

Monetary Union (EMU), focusing on the German intellectual and historical traditions behind the euro policy regime and its … controlled by, the state. By contrast, the "Maastricht (EMU) regime" (of German design) positions the central bank as controlling … model in pre-EMU times has left Europe stuck with a policy regime that is wholly unsuitable for the area as a whole. As the …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009667997

Germany and the euroland crisis : the making of a vulnerable haven

Bibow, Jörg - 2013

This paper investigates Germany's vulnerability to the ongoing Euroland crisis. In 2010-11, Germany experienced a strong rebound from the global financial crisis of 2008-09. The Euroland crisis then meant record low interest rates and a depressed euro that boosted German extra-area exports. But...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009757118

From antigrowth bias to quantitative easing : the ECB's belated conversion?

Bibow, Jörg - 2016

This paper investigates the European Central Bank's (ECB) monetary policies. It identifies an antigrowth bias in the bank's monetary policy approach: the ECB is quick to hike, but slow to ease. Similarly, while other players and institutional deficiencies share responsibility for the euro's...

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$29,000,000,000,000 : a detailed look at the Fed's bailout by funding facility and recipient

Felkerson, James - 2011

There have been a number of estimates of the total amount of funding provided by the Federal Reserve to bail out the financial system. For example, Bloomberg recently claimed that the cumulative commitment by the Fed (this includes asset purchases plus lending) was $7.77 trillion. As part of the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009388800

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