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Structural features of distributive trades and their impact on prices in the euro area

2011

The distributive trades sector, which is primarily accounted for by wholesale and retail trade, is not only economically important in its own right, but also relevant to monetary policy. Ultimately, it is retailers who set the actual prices of most consumer goods. They are the main interface...

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Virtual currencies and their potential impact on financial markets and monetary policy

Dabrowski, Marek; Janikowski, Lukasz - 2018

Virtual currencies are a contemporary form of private money. Thanks to their technological properties, their global transaction networks are relatively safe, transparent, and fast. This gives them good prospects for further development. However, they remain unlikely to challenge the dominant...

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Strengthening the role of local currencies in EU candidate and potential candidate countries

Windischbauer, Ulrich - 2016

This paper deals with the phenomenon of high levels of unofficial euroisation in countries preparing for EU membership (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey). The challenges stemming from unofficial euroisation are particularly relevant...

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Exchange rate pass-through in the euro area and EU countries

Ortega, Eva; Osbat, Chiara - 2020

Aggregate exchange rate pass-through (ERPT) to import and consumer prices in the EU is currently lower than it was in the 1990s and is non-linear. Low estimated aggregate ERPT to consumer prices does not at all mean that exchange rate movements do not have an impact on inflation, as aggregate...

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Short-Term Forecasting of GDP and Inflation in Real-Time: Norges Bank's System for Averaging Models

Aastveit, Knut Are; Gerdrup, Karsten R.; Jore, Anne Sofie - 2011

In this paper we describe Norges Bank's system for averaging models (SAM) which produces model-based density forecasts for Norwegian Mainland GDP and inflation. We combine the forecasts from three main types of models typically used at central banks: Vector autoregressive models, leading...

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Inflation persistence and price-setting behaviour in the euro area – a summary of the IPN evidence

Altissimo, Filippo; Ehrmann, Michael; Smets, Frank - 2006

This paper provides a summary of current knowledge on inflation persistence and price stickiness in the euro area, based on research findings that have been produced in the context of the Inflation Persistence Network. The main findings are - i) Under the current monetary policy regime, the...

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Warum die Volkswirtschaften der Eurozone den USA und Großbritannien seit der Finanzkrise hinterherhinken: Zur Rolle von Unterschieden in der Geld- und Fiskalpolitik

Heimberger, Philipp - 2016

Wirtschaftsräume wird in zwei Dimensionen analysiert; zum einen anhand eines Überblicks zur Geldpolitik der EZB nach dem Ausbruch der … Wachstum und Beschäftigung, was die Eurozonenwirtschaft im Zusammenspiel mit der über weite Strecken zögerlichen Geldpolitik … prozyklische, krisenverstärkende Fiskalpolitik befördert. Die EZB ist mit ihrer seit Anfang 2015 betriebenen Geldpolitik des …

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Implications of Globalization for Monetary Policy

Wagner, Helmut - 2002

This paper argues that the implications of globalization for monetary policy come mainly through two channels: On the one hand, the many structural changes, which are associated with the globalization process, cause an increase in uncertainty surrounding monetary policy. This leads to an...

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On the stance of macroprudential policy

Cecchetti, Stephen G.; Suárez, Javier - 2021

In this report we outline how a formulating normative measure of macroprudential policy stance requires a framework containing objectives, tools and transmission mechanisms. To complement the currently prevailing narrative approach, we apply lessons from the monetary policy to macroprudential...

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Energy markets and the euro area macroeconomy

2010

This report aims to analyse euro area energy markets and the impact of energy price changes on the macroeconomy from a monetary policy perspective. The core task of the report is to analyse the impact of energy price developments on output and consumer prices. Nevertheless, understanding the...

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