The desirability of flexible exchange rates is a central tenet in international macroeconomics. We show that, with forward-looking staggered pricing, this result crucially depends on the monetary authority's ability to commit. Under full commitment, flexible exchange rates generally dominate a...

This paper addresses arguments that a system of fiscal insurance between member states of the European Union is needed to act in replacement of nominal exchange rate flexibility as an automatic stabilizer under monetary union. Many authors have argued or assumed that asymmetric real...

Does a monetary union need fiscal shock absorbers helping the participating countries to cope with asymmetric shocks? The consensus in the debate over EMU argues that the answer is yes. In this paper, we revisit the issue, building on a dynamic, general equilibrium framework of regions in a...

Die Arbeit untersucht makroökonomische Effekte der Direktinvestitionen (FDI). Dabei werden sowohl die Wirkungen im Empfänger- als auch im Investorland betrachtet. Die Grundlage der Analyse bilden theoretische Modelle der offenen Volkswirtschaft. Im ersten Teil werden Effekte auf Produktion und...