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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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Essays on macroeconomic effects of fiscal policy rules
Railavo, Jukka - 2006
an active monetary - active fiscal policy regime consistent with stability of the economy.We show that, if we take supply …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012148897
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Fiscal convergence before entering the EMU
Onorante, Luca - 2006
The monetary integration of the acceding countries will proceed in several distinct steps, starting with membership in the European Union (EU), followed by participation in the so-called Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) II and ultimately entry into the euro area. This paper addresses the question...
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The impact of fiscal rules on public finances: Theory and empirical evidence for the Euro area
Marneffe, Wim; van Aarle, Bas; van der Wielen, Wouter; … - 2010
This paper presents a review of the most significant fiscal rules policymakers can choose from. The insights from this review are then applied to the current budgetary situation of the European Union. In the European Union, the supranational Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) should provide the...
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Fiscal policy, banks and the financial crisis
Kollmann, Robert; Ratto, Marco; Roeger, Werner; in't … - 2012
This paper studies the effectiveness of Euro Area (EA) fiscal policy, during the recent financial crisis, using an estimated New Keynesian model with a bank. A key dimension of policy in the crisis was massive government support for banks—that dimension has so far received little attention in...
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Global policy at the zero lower bound in a large-scale DSGE model
Gomes, Sandra; Jacquinot, Pascal; Mestre, Ricardo; … - 2010
model of the global economy. We consider that the fiscal shocks are temporary and that fiscal policy retains full …
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Warum die Volkswirtschaften der Eurozone den USA und Großbritannien seit der Finanzkrise hinterherhinken: Zur Rolle von Unterschieden in der Geld- und Fiskalpolitik
Heimberger, Philipp - 2016
Wirtschaftsräume wird in zwei Dimensionen analysiert; zum einen anhand eines Überblicks zur Geldpolitik der EZB nach dem Ausbruch der … Wachstum und Beschäftigung, was die Eurozonenwirtschaft im Zusammenspiel mit der über weite Strecken zögerlichen Geldpolitik … der Finanzkrise zu einer rascheren und umfassenderen Erholung von Wirtschaftswachstum und Beschäftigung …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012100198
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Structural reforms and macroeconomic performance in the euro area countries: a model-based assessment
Gomes, Sandra; Jacquinot, Pascal; Mohr, Matthias; … - 2011
unilaterally. This is true in particular for a small and open economy such as Portugal. Specifically, in the long run German output …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011605369
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Was ECB's Monetary Policy Optimal?
Breuss, Fritz - 2002
Overall, the ECB managed monetary policy quite satisfactory in the first phase of EMU. Nevertheless, this paper asks whether monetary policy could not have been improved. In the last three years, Euroland was confronted with the first external shock. Oil prices increased considerably, leading to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011435104