This paper reports the results of a survey among private sector economists about credibility and transparency of central banks. In line with the survey of Alan Blinder among central bankers, we asked participants in Ifo s World Economic Survey to answer questions on the importance and...

Der Aufsatz beschreibt, wie mit Hilfe hochwertiger Wirtschaftsdaten kurzfristige Vorhersagen über die Inflationsentwicklung gemacht werden können. Als wichtige Bestandteile eines Modells zur Prognose der Inflationsentwicklung werden die hohe Qualität der Daten und Maßnahmen zur Korrektur von...

This paper reports the results of a survey among private sector economists about credibility and transparency of central banks. In line with the survey of Alan Blinder among central bankers, we asked participants in Ifo's World Economic Survey to answer questions on the importance and...

A firm that faces insufficient supply of labor can either increase the wage offer to attract more applicants, or reduce the hiring standard to enlarge the pool of potential employees, or do both. This simultaneous adjustment of wages and hiring standards has been emphasized in a classical...