The G20 summits in 2009 have proposed major changes in governance of the InternationalMonetary Fund (IMF). Most important seems to be the acknowledgment that the IMF in itscurrent form lacks legitimacy and ownership. Accordingly, the G20 suggests a reallocation ofvoting shares to emerging and...

Evidence on the effectiveness of FX interventions in the prevailing higher frequency approaches leaves a gap at horizons going beyond a few days. This is addressed by identifying a structural vector autoregressive model for the daily frequency with an external instrument. Using Japanese data, we...

Target-Kredite im Eurosystem – Die Stellungnahmen der Bundesbank – Was sind Target-Salden? – Kreditverlagerung – Zur ökonomischen Interpretation der Kreditverlagerung – Target-Kredite, Leistungsbilanz und Kapitalverkehr – Fünf vor zwölf – Target-Salden in den USA – Anhang:...

Inhalt:br 1. Die öffentlichen Kredithilfenbr 2. Hat das Geld geholfen?br 3. An wen flossen die Kredite?br 4. Die Zinsnachlässebr 5. Das Risiko der Geberländerbr 6. Der Verlust der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und vier Optionen für Griechenlandbr 7. Vor- und Nachteile des Grexitbr 8. Zum Prozedere...

Contents: 1. The Public Rescue Credit 2. Did the Money Help? 3. Who Benefited from the Rescue Credit? 4. Interest Rebates 5. Risks of Creditor Countries 6. Loss of Competitiveness and Four Options for Greece 7. Advantages and Disadvantages of a Grexit 8. The Exit Procedure 9. Concluding Remarks

Central banks frequently intervene in foreign exchange markets. Using recognized criteria this report analyzes the probability of success in a data set of 4,500 intervention episodes in 33 countries. It is important to differentiate among exchange rate regimes because each focuses on a different...