This paper analyzes the factors underlying the weakness of the euro. For this purpose, the framework advocated by Clarida and Gali (1994) is used. Within this model, three structural shocks drive the dynamics of the endogenous variables: aggregate supply shocks, aggregate spending shocks, and...

The notion of new economy was coined in the United States when there was increasing evidence that, as a result of the introduction of new technologies, the traditional behavior of macroeconomic variables might have changed. The expansion of the 1990s differed from its predecessors in three...

Strengthening potential output is high on the agenda for economic policy in the European Union. While there is widespread agreement that structural policies have a positive impact on long-term growth, there is a controversial discussion whether coordination of macroeconomic policies can...

Die kräftige Expansion der Weltwirtschaft setzte sich nach der Jahreswende fort und hielt auch im zweiten Quartal 2010 an. Die Aussichten für die Weltkonjunktur haben sich zuletzt zwar eingetrübt. In den Schwellenländern dürfte die Abschwächung jedoch moderat ausfallen und die Wirtschaft...

Die Erholung der Weltwirtschaft hat im zweiten Halbjahr 2009 vor allem infolge einer raschen Expansion von Produktion und Handel in den Entwicklungs- und Schwellenländern eine beträchtliche Dynamik erreicht. In den Industrieländern war der Anstieg des realen Bruttoinlandsprodukts allerdings...

Strengthening potential output is high on the agenda for economic policy in the European Union. While there is widespread agreement that structural policies have a positive impact on long-term growth, there is a controversial discussion whether coordination of macroeconomic policies can...

The notion of new economy was coined in the United States when there was increasing evidence that, as a result of the introduction of new technologies, the traditional behavior of macroeconomic variables might have changed. The expansion of the 1990s differed from its predecessors in three...