This paper develops a DSGE model with investment and capital accumulation build along demand-driven explanations of the Great Recession. Specifically, following Farmer (2013), I set forth a search framework in which households decide about consumption while firms decide about recruiting effort...

Unilateral euroization by developing economies is underexplored even in comparison to unilateral dollarization (taken to mean the adoption of the US dollar as legal tender). This paper attempts to help fill this gap in the literature by investigating the case of Montenegro, which is one of the...

This paper examines the role of fiscal policies in the dynamics of the labor market. Through the lenses of Okun's Law, we assess how fiscal policy instruments as well as fiscal consolidation and expansion episodes affect labor market outcomes. Using a panel of 34 OECD countries over the period...

No country in Europe is safe from a recession. A stabilization fund which member states pay into while the economy is strong and from which they receive grants during downturns can improve welfare in individual euro area countries. The fund should be structured in such a way that permanent...

In the 24 years since its introduction, the euro has experienced a financial crisis, a government debt crisis, a global pandemic, and an energy crisis-and survived. Using a model focusing on households, this Weekly Report shows that the monetary union’s stability is rooted in the fact that the...

Von einer Rezession kann jedes Land Europas betroffen sein. Ein Stabilisierungsfonds, der in guten Zeiten einnimmt und in schlechten Zeiten auszahlt, kann die Wohlfahrt in den einzelnen Euroländern verbessern. Der Fonds sollte so ausgestaltet werden, dass permanente Transfers nicht möglich...

Reorganizing European fiscal policy is a main topic in current reform considerations. In particular, the creation of a European stabilization mechanism is being discussed. This study examines the macroeconomic effects of a stabilization fund, the economic consequences of which are analyzed in an...

Eine Neugestaltung der europäischen Fiskalpolitik ist ein Kernthema aktueller Reformüberlegungen. Dabei wird insbesondere über die Schaffung eines europäischen Stabilisierungsmechanismus diskutiert. Diese Studie befasst sich mit den zu erwartenden makroökonomischen Auswirkungen eines...

Although the Scottish electorate voted down independence in 2014, Brexit has led to renewed calls from Scottish political leaders for a second referendum. Scottish independence would likely lead to joining the European Union, and this would obligate Scotland to eventually join the euro common...