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Bond market inflation expectations and longer-term trends in broad monetary growth and inflation in industrial countries, 1880 - 2001

Dewald, William G. - 2003

u0093Bond Market Inflation Expectation and Longer-term Trends in Broad Monetary Growth and Inflation in Industrial Countries, 1880-2001u0094 by William G. Dewald, Professor of Economics Emeritus, Ohio State University and Former Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Annual...

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Money and payments

Holthausen, Cornelia; Monnet, Cyril - 2003

The role of money in society has been a controversial topic in economic theory over many years. Particular attention has been devoted to the analysis whether there should be competition in the supply of money, or whether this is best left to a governmental agency. This paper reviews the...

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The Great Depression and the Friedman-Schwartz hypothesis

Christiano, Lawrence; Motto, Roberto; Rostagno, Massimo - 2004

We evaluate the Friedman-Schwartz hypothesis that a more accommodative monetary policy could have greatly reduced the severity of the Great Depression. To do this, we first estimate a dynamic, general equilibrium model using data from the 1920s and 1930s. Although the model includes eight...

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The real effects of money growth in dynamic general equilibrium

Graham, Liam; Snower, Dennis J. - 2004

staggered nominal contracts and money growth leads to a long-run trade-off between output and money growth. We explore the …

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Global policy at the zero lower bound in a large-scale DSGE model

Gomes, Sandra; Jacquinot, Pascal; Mestre, Ricardo; … - 2010

The purpose of this paper is to analyse whether fiscal policies can alleviate the effects of the zero lower bound (ZLB) on interest rates and if they should be coordinated internationally. The analysis is carried out using EAGLE, a DSGE model of the global economy. We consider that the fiscal...

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The impact of monetary policy shocks on commodity prices

Anzuini, Alessio; Lombardi, Marco J.; Pagano, Patrizio - 2010

Global monetary conditions have often been cited as a driving factor of commodity prices. This paper investigates the empirical relationship between US monetary policy and commodity prices by means of a standard VAR system, commonly used in analysing the effects of monetary policy shocks. The...

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Gauging the effectiveness of quantitative forward guidance

Andersson, Magnus; Hofmann, Boris - 2009

This paper conducts a comparative analysis of the performances of the forward guidance strategies adopted by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, the Norges Bank and the Riksbank, with the aim to gauge whether forward guidance via publication of an own interest rate path enhances a central bank’s...

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Optimal dynamic risk sharing when enforcement is a decision variable

Koeppl, Thorsten V. - 2003

decision problem of using self-governance for risk sharing or governance through enforcement provided by these institutions … prevent ﬁrst-best risk sharing, but never optimal to provide incentives exclusively via this technology. Commitment problems …

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Growth expectations, capital flows and international risk sharing

Castrén, Olli; Miller, Marcus; Stiegert, Roger - 2003

international equity transactions that accentuate the role of international risk sharing as a factor for the macroeconomic response … shock affecting only one country. Efficient global risk-sharing imply that expected productivity gains in one country will … for the productivity gains can further increase the risk exposure of foreign shareholders. The model is calibrated to show …

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Late lessons from early warnings

Gee, David (contributor); Guedes Vaz, Sofia (contributor); … - Europäische Umweltagentur; European Environment Agency - 2002

This report is about gathering information on the hazards raised by human economic activities and its use in taking action to protect better the environment and the health of the species and ecosystems that are dependent on it. The study aims to contribute to better and more accessible...

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