The European Central Bank (ECB) is currently conducting a review of its monetary policy strategy. The last formal review took place in 2003. Now the focus is on the extent to which this strategy has contributed in recent years to fulfill the mandate set out in the Treaties of the European Union...

Die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) führt derzeit eine Überprüfung ihrer geldpolitischen Strategie durch. Die letzte formelle Überprüfung fand im Jahr 2003 statt. Nun geht es darum, inwieweit diese Strategie in den vergangenen Jahren dazu beigetragen hat, das im EU-Vertrag festgelegte Mandat...

Traditional economic theory of collusion assumed that cartels are inherently unstable, and yet some manage to operate for years or even decades. While the literature has presented several determinants of cartel stability, the vast majority focuses on firms as entities, even though cartels are...

Traditional economic theory of collusion assumed that cartels are inherently unstable, and yet some manage to operate for years or even decades. While the literature has presented several determinants of cartel stability, the vast majority focuses on firms as entities, even though cartels are...