This paper examines the role of fiscal and monetary institutions in macroeconomic stability and budgetary control in CESEE (central, eastern and south eastern European) countries in comparison to other OECD countries. CESEE countries tend to grow faster (at least before the crisis) and have more...

This paper studies the role of fiscal and monetary institutions in macroeconomic stability and budgetary control in central, eastern and south-eastern European countries (CESEE) in comparison with other OECD countries. CESEE countries tend to grow faster and have more volatile output than...

We examine the effect of monetary and fiscal policies on yields on short and long-term indexed bonds, in view of the crucial importance of these yields for economic activity. We extend the current literature dealing with the same question by providing evidence about a period in which the...