Recent empirical and theoretical literature on the impact of real exchange rate devaluations on economic performance questions the traditional expansionary effect generated within standard Mundell-Fleming models. Contractionary devaluations may arise when firms face maturity or currency...

The materialization of supply chain risks leads to negative operational and financial consequences. Gathering information on risks in a supply chain is still a significant challenge for supply chain members. However, firms are required to disclose their material risks in 10-K reports, leading to...

The estimation of an ordered probit model for currency reforms trying to end 31 hyperinflations and three big inflations of the 20th century shows that the introduction of an independent central bank and the adoption of a credibly fixed exchange rate are crucial for the success of a currency...

Die Einzahlungen und Bürgschaften im Rahmen des Europäischen Stabilisierungsmechanismus (ESM) führen zu einer starken Belastung der soliden Euroländer – ob das Kapital überhaupt ausreicht, ist zudem nicht sicher. Sinnvoller wäre es, nicht die Staatsschulden in den Fokus zu nehmen,...

The current state budget crisis in the EU and the numerous futile efforts to solve the problem has brought back the fraction of people that argument in favour of an exit strategy of Germany from the European monetary union (EMU) or even the break-up of the EMU in total. This paper investigates...

The sovereign money initiative will be submitted to the Swiss people in 2018. This paper reviews the arguments behind the initiative and discusses its potential impact. I argue that several arguments are inconsistent with empirical evidence or with economic logic. In particular, controlling...