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and an institutional framework enforcing the commitment. We further propose a proxy variable for monetary credibility in …
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This article reviews the empirical evidence and theoretical arguments for central bank independence, including political economy considerations. It concludes that the optimal institutional framework to keep inflation lastingly under control is based on granting independence to central banks and...
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This paper challenges the time-inconsistency case for central bank independence. It argues that the time-inconsistency literature not only seriously confuses the substance of the rules versus discretion debate, but also posits an implausible view of monetary policy. Most worrisome, the...
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The economic crisis arising in 2008 has severely limited the options of economic policy in Hungary. The absence of fiscal expansion, and deficiencies in the coordination of fiscal and monetary policy have had a negative impact on the effectiveness of measures in economic policy to boost economic...
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Since May 2010 at the latest, the ECB has been criticized for financing government bonds – at least indirectly – and for tolerating to be put under pressure by the fiscal side. The ECB itself has justified its securities markets programme and, thus, its government bond purchases by the need...
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Geldpolitik mit Hilfe von qualitativen Befragungsdaten. Besonderes Augenmerk liegt dabei auf der Untersuchung der Glaubwürdigkeit … der Europäischen Zentralbank (EZB), die als vergleichsweise junge Institution Reputation aufbauen muss. Grundlage der … Arbeit ist eine im Rahmen des World Economic Survey des ifo Instituts für Wirtschaftsforschung, München, durchgeführte …
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credibility (or lack-of-trust) problem for monetary policy. This indicates a possible and until now unexplored link between social …
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credibility. We discuss some factors affecting the transversality condition and show that what is important to satisfy the … condition and thus to maintain central bank credibility is not capital alone but the financial strength that generates no …
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