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The monetary policy of the European Central Bank : strategy and implementation ; the European Monetary Union
Issing, Otmar - In: CESifo Forum 01 (2000) 2, pp. 3-9
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How important are foreign shocks in small open economy? The case of Slovakia
Horváth, Roman; Rusnák, Marek - 2008
In this paper, we provide evidence on the nature and the relative importance of domestic and foreign shocks in Slovak economy based on block-restriction vector autoregression model in 1999-2007. We document well-functioning monetary transmission mechanism in Slovakia. Subject to various...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010322189
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Convergence and anchoring of yield curves in the euro area
Ehrmann, Michael; Fratzscher, Marcel; Gürkaynak, Refet S. - 2007
We study the convergence of European bond markets and the anchoring of inflation expectations in euro area countries using high-frequency bond yield data for France, Germany, Italy and Spain. We find that Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) has led to substantial convergence in euro area sovereign...
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An estimated dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model of the euro area
Smets, Frank; Wouters, Raf - 2002
This paper develops and estimates a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) model with sticky prices and wages for the euro area. The model incorporates various other features such as habit formation, costs of adjustment in capital accumulation and variable capacity utilisation. It is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011506557
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Forecasting with a Bayesian DSGE Model: an application to the euro area
Smets, Frank; Wouters, Raf - 2004
In monetary policy strategies geared towards maintaining price stability conditional and unconditional forecasts of inflation and output play an important role. In this paper we illustrate how modern sticky-price dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) models, estimated using Bayesian...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011506582
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Optimal monetary policy with state-dependent pricing
Nakov, Anton; Thomas, Carlos - 2010
We study optimal monetary policy in a flexible state-dependent pricing framework, in which monopolistic competition and stochastic menu costs are the only distortions. We show analytically that it is optimal to commit to zero inflation in the long run. Moreover, our numerical simulations...
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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
Finanzkrise im Vergleich von Eurozone, USA und Großbritannien. Die Eurozone erholte sich seit 2010 deutlich schleppender als die … Wirtschaftsräume wird in zwei Dimensionen analysiert; zum einen anhand eines Überblicks zur Geldpolitik der EZB nach dem Ausbruch der … Ergebnis ist, dass der restriktivere Mix aus Geld- und Fiskalpolitik in der Eurozone die im Vergleich zu den USA und …
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The international transmission of euro area monetary policy shocks
Jannsen, Nils; Klein, Melanie - 2011
This paper analyzes the international transmission effects of euro area monetary policy shocks in to other western European countries, namely the United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark, and Norway. For this purpose, we use a structural VAR model of the euro area and augment it...
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Euro area: Single currency - national money creation
Kooths, Stefan; van Roye, Björn - 2012
The Eurosystem has been pursuing a crisis management policy for more than four years now. This policy aims primarily at maintaining financial stability in the euro area by providing vast liquidity support to commercial banks that are operating in nationally segmented banking systems. As a side...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010288223
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The performance and robustness of interest-rate rules in models of the euro area
Adalid, Ramón; Coenen, Günter; McAdam, Peter; … - 2005
In this paper, we examine the performance and robustness of optimised interest-rate rules in four models of the euro area which differ considerably in terms of size, degree of aggregation, relevance of forward-looking behavioural elements and adherence to micro-foundations. Our findings are...
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