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In a cross section of OECD countries we replace the macroeconomic production function by a production possibility frontier, TFP being the composite effect of efficiency scores and possibility frontier changes. We consider, for the periods 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, one output: GDP per worker; three...
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This paper contains a selective review of some of the key fiscal issues faced by transition economies. The twelve … quality of the debate about the design and conduct of fiscal policy in transition economies generally. The outline of the … seigniorage. Section IV discusses eight specific budgetary issues I consider to be of special relevance to transition economies …
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Many of the EU accession countries have announced that they will not only try to enter the EU as quickly as possible but also to adopt the euro at an early date. This is justified by the effort to avoid the danger of financial instability in the period prior to euro-introduction. However, by...
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This article investigates the role of monetary policies in the success of exchange rate regime transition and the … and data from 6 African countries over two decades. Our main findings are that a gradual and well-prepared transition … crisis. The results of this study will provide policymakers with a road map to succeed in the exchange rate regime transition …
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The aim of this paper is to provide evidence of structural breaks in the exchange rates of European transition …
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conditionality that might be welfare-improving for transition economies hoping to accede to EMU. The analysis also highlights the …
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We build a New Keynesian business-cycle model with rich household heterogeneity. In the model, systematic monetary stabilization policy affects the distribution of income, income risks, and the demand for funds and supply of assets: the demand, because matching frictions render idiosyncratic...
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As central banks across the globe have responded to the COVID-19 shock by rounds of extensive monetary loosening, concerns about their inequality impact have grown. But rising inequality has multiple causes and its relationship with monetary policy is complex. This paper highlights the channels...
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