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other reform designs which do not offer a solution for insolvent or noncooperative euro countries. We suggest a design which … combines fiscal insurance with an orderly procedure to restructure the debt of an insolvent euro member. We show that fiscal …
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Since the start of EMU national fiscal policy in the Eurozone can be conducted almost without paying any attention to consequences for the exchange rate. This might lower fiscal discipline. In order to shed light on the empirical relevance of this consideration, the impact of the exchange rate...
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before the advent of the Euro. …
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The official view on ECB monetary policy claims that monetary decisions are based solely on average data for the euro … reaction function estimations and a probit model of interest rate decisions for the first years of the euro area. The results …
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A mechanism to restructure the debt of an insolvent euro country is a missing element in the emerging institutional … architecture of the euro area. The introduction of an insolvency procedure for sovereigns faces a dilemma: In the foreseeable … blueprints for sovereign insolvency procedures in the euro area and develops a “Viable Insolvency Procedure for Sovereigns” (VIPS …
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In this analysis, the informational content of central bank rhetoric is assessed based on the experience with the ECB since 1999. Among the ECB’s communication channels we focus on the monthly press conferences. Based on a counting of certain signal words we construct a wording indicator...
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This study analyzes results from an original survey of members of the French and German parliaments (Assemblée Nationale, Sénat and Bundestag) on economic policies and institutions of the Eurozone. We find that French politicians are significantly more supportive of Eurobonds, a European...
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We analyze data from an author‐conducted survey of members of the French and German parliaments on European Monetary Union reform preferences. We consider three potential drivers of preferences: nationality, ideology, and personal characteristics. For European Monetary Union policies like...
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