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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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Fiscal and monetary policies and the cost of sudden stops
Hutchison, Michael M.; Noy, Ilan; Wang, Lidan - 2007
This article investigates the effects of macroeconomic policy (monetary and fiscal) on output growth during financial crises characterized by a sudden stop" in net capital inflows in developing and emerging market economies. We investigate 83 sudden stop crises in 77 countries over 1982-2003...
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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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Taxation, corruption and the exchange rate regime
Hefeker, Carsten - 2009
The paper analyzes the relation between institutional quality, such as corruption, in a country and its monetary regime. It is shown that a credibly fixed exchange rate to a low inflation country, like a currency board, can reduce corruption and improve the fiscal system. A monetary union,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264571
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Public finance and economic growth: Empirical evidence from developing countries
Odedokun, Matthew O. - 2001
The study is an empirical test of the effects of different categories of government expenditure, revenue and deficits on economic growth in developing countries. It is based on panel data of annual series over the last three decades for 103 countries, which are further classified into...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010279078
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Fiscal Resources for Inclusive Growth
Das-Gupta, Arindam - 2014
This paper develops a framework to assess the growth and distribution effects of fiscal resources. Resources are classified as debt, other capital receipts, foreign aid and other unilateral grants, non-tax revenue, including resource rents, seigniorage, and taxes. The framework is used to assess...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011432705
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Fiscal Policy and Inclusive Growth in Advanced Countries: Their Experience and Implications for Asia
Heshmati, Almas; Kim, Jungsuk; Park, Donghyun - 2014
Advanced economies have a significantly longer history of using fiscal policy to tackle inequality and promote inclusive growth than those in developing Asia. Therefore, as developing Asia explores the more active use of fiscal policy for inclusive purposes, it can learn from the experiences of...
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