Based on an extended version of a time-inconsistency model of monetary policy we show that the degree of effective monetary policy conservatism can be uncovered by studying to what extent central banks react to real disturbances. By estimating central bank reaction functions in moving and...

We show that, in a two-stage model of monetary policy with stochastic policy targets and asymmetric information, the transparency regime chosen by the central bank does never coincide with the regime preferred by society. Independent of society’s endogenous choice of delegation, the central...

Die Neue Keynesianische Makrooekonomik bietet ein alternatives Paradigma zum herkoemmlichen IS-LM-Modell. Ihre Grundzuege werden anhand einer sehr einfachen Version vorgestellt. Die dynamischen Implikationen der Methodik rationaler Erwartungen werden erlaeutert. Es zeigen sich Grenzen fuer die...

Most empirical studies found that monetary policy has a significant effect on house prices while stock markets remain unaffected by interest rate shocks. In this paper we conduct a more detailed analysis by studying various sub-segments of the real estate market. Employing a new dataset for...