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Exchange rate targeting versus inflation targeting : empirical analysis of the impact on employment and economic growth

Krušković, Borivoje - In: Journal of central banking theory and practice 9 (2020) 2, pp. 67-85

This paper analyses the effects of two alternative monetary strategies (exchange rate targeting and inflation targeting) on economic growth and employment. On the panel of 18 countries for the period from 1996 to 2013, I tested the hypothesis that countries in exchange rate targeting have a...

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And yet they move : energy prices fall when key interest rates increase, despite countervailing effects

Ider, Gökhan; Kriwoluzky, Alexander; Kurcz, Frederik; … - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 13 (2023) 8, pp. 73-80

Energy prices have risen sharply as a result of the coronavirus pandemic as well as the Russian attack on Ukraine in February 2022. The resulting consumer price inflation is forcing the European Central Bank (ECB) to act in accordance with its mandate. However, the ECB expresses doubts that it...

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Geldpolitik im heterogenen Währungsraum und die offene Frage der Konvergenz

Afflatet, Nicolas - In: Wirtschaftsdienst : Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik 96 (2016) 3, pp. 193-197

Innerhalb einer Währungsunion ist eine souveräne nationale Geldpolitik nicht möglich. Solange die einzelnen Länder sich … in verschiedenen ökonomischen Situationen befi nden, wirkt sich auch die gemeinsame Geldpolitik unterschiedlich aus. Sind … die Länder zu heterogen, kann die gemeinsame Geldpolitik zu verstärkter Divergenz führen. Der Autor hat die Entwicklung …

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Monetary policy transmission : the case of Lithuania

Stakenas, Julius; Stasiukynaite, Rasa - In: Baltic journal of economics 17 (2017) 1, pp. 1-24

We study the effect of a (standard) monetary policy shock in the euro area on the Lithuanian economy. We employ a structural vector autoregressive model incorporating variables from both the euro area and Lithuania. The model exhibits a block exogenous structure to account for the fact that...

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Price stability and climate risks : sensible measures for the European Central Bank

Bremus, Franziska; Dany-Knedlik, Geraldine; Schlaak, Thore - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 10 (2020) 14, pp. 206-213

By the end of 2020, the European Central Bank (ECB) will present the results of its monetary policy strategy review. What changes are to be expected and what changes are needed? This report covers two areas of the strategy review. First, alternatives to the current definition of price stability...

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Inflation in the euro area : factors mostly have only a temporary effect, but risk of prolonged elevated inflation remains

Bernoth, Kerstin; Ider, Gökhan - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 11 (2021) 41/42, pp. 315-323

Headline inflation in the euro area jumped to more than three percent in the summer after years of relatively low inflation rates well below the target of close to but below two percent set by the ECB until July 2021. One of the main reasons for the rise in inflation is the increase in energy...

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Geldpolitik : EZB-Bashing gerechtfertigt?

Marquardt, Ralf-Michael - In: Wirtschaftsdienst : Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik 102 (2022) 1, pp. 8

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Looking into the rear-view mirror : lessons from Japan for the Eurozone and the U.S?

Siklos, Pierre L. - In: Asia and the global economy : AGE 1 (2021) 1, pp. 1-20

This paper reconsiders the narratives surrounding Japan's economic performance since the 1980s in relation to the experiences of the U.S. and the Eurozone. There are important differences between these three economies and some striking parallels. It is found that the poor reputation of the Bank...

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Unraveling the dynamics of inflation persistence : a long-memory analysis of headline inflation convergence and divergence in European economies

Škare, Marinko; Gavurova, Beata; Sinkovic, Dean - In: Contemporary economics 17 (2023) 4, pp. 406-423

This comprehensive study delves into the Harmonised Consumer Price Index (HCPI) behavior across European economies from the early 2000s to the post-pandemic period. By analyzing the patterns of convergence and divergence in HCPI persistence, the study aims to uncover the common external and...

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Monetary policy during the energy price crisis : ECB could have contained inflation earlier

Ider, Gökhan; Kriwoluzky, Alexander; Kurcz, Frederik; … - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 14 (2024) 40/41/42, pp. 241-247

Following the end of the coronavirus pandemic, the European Central Bank (ECB) was confronted with an unprecedented increase in energy prices. This led to consumer price inflation in the euro area far beyond the ECB's inflation target of two percent, at times up to 10 percent. At the same time,...

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