This paper evaluates the macroeconomic effects of increasing taxes on fossil fuels (“carbon tax”) and subsidies for renewable energy and reducing labor income tax in the euro area, and the interaction of these effects with domestic monetary policy. The tax increase is announced, gradually...

Spanish Abstract: En este artículo se utiliza un modelo dinámico estocástico de equilibrio general (DSGE) neoclásico para evaluar el impacto de choques de oferta (productividad) y demanda (comercio externo) sobre el desempeño económico. Además, se analizan decisiones de política...

We use scenario analysis to assess the macroeconomic effects of carbon transition policies aimed at mitigating climate change. To this end, we employ a version of the ECB's New Area-Wide Model (NAWM) augmented with a framework of disaggregated energy production and use, which distinguishes...

This research investigates the interrelationship between the main macroeconomic indicators of an oil exporting country and world oil prices using a vector autoregressive (VAR) approach. We focus on an economy, which is a non-OPEC oil exporter and its oil revenues account for a significant...

This paper examines the effects of expenditure-based fiscal consolidation when credibility as to whether the cuts will be long-lasting is imperfect. We contrast the impact limited credibility has when the consolidating country has the means to tailor monetary policy to its own needs, with the...

This paper investigates how government bond purchases affect leverage-constrained banks and non-financial firms by utilising a stochastic general equilibrium model. My results indicate that government bond purchases not only reduce non-financial firms' borrowing costs, amplified through a...

This paper compares the consequences of equity injections into banks with purchases of corporate and government bonds in a financial crisis situation using a New Keynesian model in which non-financial firms predominantly take non-market-based debt from banks instead of issuing securities. Our...