This paper analyzes the impact of the exchange rate regime on inflation and output in (South) Eastern and Central Europe. The panel estimations for the period between 1994 and 2004 show that de facto measures of exchange rate stability have a better explanatory power than the de jure measures in...

We investigate the resilience of CESEE countries during ECB monetary cycles after the entrance of ten countries to the EU in 2004. Undeniably, these countries have experienced a 'miracle' growth during the 2000s decade. However, several obstacles appeared following the global financial crisis...

This paper explores the impact of the exchange rate regime on inflation and output in the Central and Eastern European (CEE) EU candidate countries. The panel estimations for the period between 1994 and 2002 show that de facto measures of exchange rate stability have a better explanatory power...

Seit langer Zeit konkurrieren monetäre und nicht-monetäre Ursachen bei der Erklärung von Inflation. Während Milton Friedman ("Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon") die erste Position vertritt, finden z.B. Paul Samuelson oder John Cochrane auch Argumente für...

This paper studies a particular aspect of the choice of exchange rate regime by EU candidate countries in the run-up to membership of European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). The fact that these countries have adopted various exchange rate systems reflects a divergence of opinion on the...