This paper studies the interactions between monetary and fiscal policies in the euro area. It carefully discusses the process of policy competition and the structure of policy cooperation. As to policy competition, the focus is on competition between the European central bank, the American...

This book studies the dynamics of monetary and fiscal interactions in the Euro Area. The policy makers are the European Central Bank and national governments. The primary target of the ECB is low inflation. And the primary target of a national government is low unemployment. However, there is a...

This paper studies monetary and fiscal policies in the euro area. It discusses the process of policy competition and the structure of policy cooperation. As to policy competition, the focus is on competition between the European central bank, the German government, and the French government. As...

Inhalt: 1. Regulatorische Gründe für die Krise 2. Refinanzierungskredite und Target-Salden 3. Staatspapierkäufe der EZB und offizielle Rettungsprogramme 4. Die Risiken und Kosten der EZB-Politik 5. Ökonomische Bewertung der EZB-Politik 6. Politikmaßnahmen gegen Zinsspreizungen 7....