The paper aims at a conceptual contribution to the normative economic analysis of rural de-velopment (RD) policies. RD is regarded as a problem of interaction between individuals; (lacking) structural change or the (missing) integration of externalities are therefore recon-structed as...

Table of Contents: I. Kräftige Konjunkturbelebung verstärkt Inflationserwartungen in den Industrieländern 3 1. Deutliche Zunahme der Produktion 3 2. Ausblick: Geldpolitik dämpft Konjunktur 1989 6 3. Stabilitätsorientierung der Geldpolitik kontrovers 8 II. Was kann die Geldpolitik leisten? 9...

Die Geldmenge war die Zielgröße der Deutschen Bundesbank bis Ende des Jahres 1998. Die Zentralbank versuchte mit der quantiativen Festlegung dieser Zielgröße der Öffentlichkeit mitzuteilen, welchen geldpolitischen Kurs sie verfolgte. Das vorliegende Arbeitspapier erörtert die Frage,...

During the turbulent 1970s and 1980s the Bundesbank established an outstanding reputation in the world of central banking. Germany achieved a high degree of domestic stability and provided safe haven for investors in times of turmoil in the international financial system. Eventually the...

This study highlights the relevance of monetary targeting in India by looking at the stability of money demand function. Employing the co-integration techniques the study concludes that despite financial liberalisation that has been taking place in India, the money demand function has been found...

This paper outlines a new method for using qualitative information to analyze the monetary policy strategy of central banks. Quantitative assessment indicators that are extracted from a central bank's public statements via the balance statistic approach are employed to estimate a Taylor-type...

The staff report for the Second Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility focuses on the Republic of Armenia’s economic environment and policy discussion. Financial sector reforms will focus on improving corporate governance, strengthening...

This paper explores the role of exchange rates in emerging economies with inflation-targeting regimes, an issue that has become especially germane during the current episode of financial turmoil and volatile capital flows. Under inflation targeting, the interest rate is the main monetary policy...