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This paper imagines a world in which countries are on the Bitcoin standard, a monetary system in which all media of exchange are Bitcoin or are backed by it. The paper explores the similarities and differences between the Bitcoin standard and the gold standard and describes the media of exchange...
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interest rates, exchange rate growth, and inflation. We then decompose the Swiss long-term interest rate trend into various … decline in the level of inflation. Comparing Switzerland with the rest of the world, we show that while Swiss real interest … connection between inflation risk and the Swiss term spread, as well between relative inflation risk and the difference between …
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activity and inflation and present new evidence, using both a relatively unrestricted factor-augmented vector autoregression … activity and inflation in recent decades as compared to the effects before 1980. Our analysis suggests that these shifts are …
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autonomy and exchange rate stability has influenced inflation and inflation volatility, though not in a consistent manner …
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The monetary conditions index is a composite index of interest and exchange rates frequently used by central banks, the International Monetary Fund, and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. This paper considers the benefits and weaknesses of the monetary conditions index in...
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The shift to inflation targeting has contributed to the relatively low inflation observed in some emerging market … policy and its impact on real and financial sectors, it does not preclude the use of inflation targeting as a policy regime …
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as UIP(Uncovered Interest Rate Parity), Gold price as a prediction of inflation and international transmission of …
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Through the euro area crisis, financial fragmentation across jurisdictions became a prime concern for the single monetary policy. The ECB broadened the scope of its instruments and enacted a series of non-standard measures to engineer an appropriate degree of policy accommodation. The...
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taken by domestic agents. The Portfolio Theory of Inflation (PTI) developed in this study assumes that some critical … higher inflation, with limited or no impact on output. On the other hand, high credibility creates space for effective and …
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The Portfolio Theory of Inflation (PIT) proposed in this study investigates the role of global financial markets in … inflation to rise due to a large exchange rate pass-through, with limited or no impact on output. On the other hand, high … dissipated and higher inflation reflects such dissipation. …
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