The search for a relationship between central bank laws and monetary policy outcomes, which began three decades ago, is part of a larger enterprise to discover the monetary policy framework that delivers the best macroeconomic performance. A 'monetary policy framework' is a set of institutional...

This paper analyzes the effects of the implementation of a monetary union on the international transmission of monetary and fiscal policies. A dynamic three-country general equilibrium model, exhibiting monopolistic competition and sticky prices, is used to show how asymmetric monetary and...

This paper contributes to the policy evaluation literature by developing new strategies to study alternative policy rules. We compare optimal rules to simple rules within canonical monetary policy models. In our context, an optimal rule represents the solution to an intertemporal optimization...

Der Lehman-Pleite im Herbst 2008 gingen bereits 2007 Turbulenzen am Geldmarkt voraus. Die EZB hat darauf und auf die immer wiederkehrende Panik an den Finanzmärkten besonnen reagiert. Allerdings wird es schwieriger, die Entwicklungen einzuschätzen, denn das Verhalten der Finanzmärkte lässt...

The extensive public support measures for the financial sector have been key for the management of the current financial crisis. This paper gives a detailed description of the measures taken by central banks and governments and attempts a preliminary assessment of the effectiveness of such...