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The political economy under monetary union: has the euro made a difference?
Fratzscher, Marcel; Stracca, Livio - 2008
Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) has transformed Europe and has created an integrated pan-European economy. Much … political economy channel of EMU as the monetary union implies that member states had to transfer or at least curtail their … impact of political shocks on the domestic economy of member states but magnified the transmission of political shocks within …
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Where next for monetary policy? Lessons from the financial crisis and the pandemic
Minford, Patrick - 2023
Monetary developments of recent decades began with much promise with inflation targeting by independent central banks; the financial crisis of 2007 ushered in a period of great monetary instability. There are lessons for a return to more stability. Central banks need to stabilize money supply...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014480560
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Finland and Its Northern Peers in the Great Recession
Suni, Paavo; Vihriälä, Vesa - 2016
exceptional negative shocks in combination with a too weak capacity of the economy to improve its cost competitiveness in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012037669
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The lessons from QE and other "unconventional" monetary policies: Evidence from the Bank of England
Lyonnet, Victor; Werner, Richard A. - 2011
indicates that QE as defined and announced in March 2009 had no apparent effect on the UK economy. Meanwhile, it is found that a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010308568
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The macroeconomic effects of fiscal policy
Afonso, António; Sousa, Ricardo M. - 2009
We investigate the macroeconomic effects of fiscal policy using a Bayesian Structural Vector Autoregression approach. We build on a recursive identification scheme, but we: (i) include the feedback from government debt (ii); look at the impact on the composition of output; (iii) assess the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011605037
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The timing of central bank communication
Ehrmann, Michael; Fratzscher, Marcel - 2005
This paper explores whether there are systematic patterns as to when members of the decision-making committees of the Federal Reserve, the Bank of England and the European Central Bank communicate with the public, and under what circumstances such communication has the ability to move financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011604611
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UK macroeconomic volatility and the welfare costs of inflation
Polito, Vito; Spencer, Peter - 2011
This paper explores the implications of time varying volatility for optimal monetary policy and the measurement of welfare costs. We show how macro-economic models with linear and quadratic state dependence in their variance structure can be used for the analysis of optimal policy within the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010288810
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Fiscal policy, housing and stock prices
Afonso, António; Sousa, Ricardo M. - 2009
This paper investigates the link between fiscal policy shocks and movements in asset markets using a Fully Simultaneous System approach in a Bayesian framework. Building on the works of Blanchard and Perotti (2002), Leeper and Zha (2003), and Sims and Zha (1999, 2006), the empirical evidence for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011605036
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UK fiscal policy sustainability, 1955 - 2006
Fan, Jingwen; Arghyrou, Michael G. - 2011
We test for fiscal policy sustainability in the UK for the period 1955-2006. We find evidence of sustainability with three structural breaks, respectively occurring in the early 1970s, early 1980s and late 1990s. UK fiscal policy has been sustainable throughout the sample period except from...
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No more skivvy schemes? Active labour market policies and the British new deal for the young unemployed in context
Van Reenen, John - 2001
The British New Deal for Young People began in January 1998. After 6 months of unemployment, 18-24 year olds enter a 'Gateway' period where they are given extensive job search assistance. If they are unable to obtain an unsubsidised job, then they can enter one of four New Deal options. One of...
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