My philosophical case study concerns textbook presentations of the theory of demand. Does this theory contain anything more than just a collection of tautologies? In order to determine its empirical content, it must be viewed holistically. But then, the theory implies false factual claims. We...

At the end of World War II, the United States emerged as a world leader, putting into place international institutions based on its own liberal economic philosophy. Since then, the world has witnessed an increasing interconnectedness among states, with economic relationships continually blurring...

We study the impact of outright (i.e., permanent) Open Market Operations (POMOs) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) on the microstructure of the secondary U.S. Treasury market. POMOs are trades in U.S. Treasury securities aimed at accomplishing the Federal Reserve’s target level...

Artículo de revista ; This article offers an overview of the monetary policy framework review currently being conducted by the United States Federal Reserve (Fed). First, we examine the alternative strategies under consideration to address the likely greater incidence of episodes in which...

We propose a model that delivers endogenous variations in term spreads driven primarily by banks’ portfolio decision and their appetite to bear the risk of maturity transformation. We first show that fluctuations of the future profitability of banks’ portfolios affect their ability to cover...

Este trabajo analiza cómo afecta la compra de bonos corporativos por parte del Banco Central Europeo (BCE), conocido como CSPP, por sus siglas en inglés, a la financiación de las sociedades no financieras españolas. En primer lugar, se muestra que el anuncio del CSPP en marzo de 2016 tuvo un...

Es difícil cuadrar la reacción asimétrica de las curvas de tipos en el área del euro tras el anuncio del programa de compras de emergencia frente a la pandemia (PEPP, por sus siglas en inglés) del Banco Central Europeo (BCE) con la interpretación ortodoxa de los efectos de las compras de...

This paper empirically quantifies the effect on Spain’s public finances of the asset purchase programmes implemented in the euro area between 2015 and 2022. Specifically, it evaluates the impact of the ECB’s Asset Purchase Programme (APP) and Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (PEPP) on...

Este documento ofrece una cuantificación empírica del efecto sobre las cuentas públicas en España de los programas de compras de activos implementados en el área del euro entre 2015 y 2022. En particular, se evalúa el impacto sobre los ingresos, los gastos, el déficit y la deuda pública...