This paper presents evidence on the accuracy of press reports regarding the foreign exchange market interventions conducted by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) between January 1995 and December 1999. We find that the reports of interventions in the financial press are a relatively inaccurate indicator...

We analyze the effectiveness of the foreign exchange market interventions conducted by the European Central Bank (ECB) in the fall of 2000 to support the external stability of the euro. To this end, in a first step different channels through which interventions may influence exchange rate...

Based on the approach advanced by Elliott et al. (Rev. Ec. Studies. 72, 1197..1125, 2005), we analyzed whether the loss function of a sample of exchange rate forecasters is asymmetric in the forecast error. Using forecasts of the euro/dollar exchange rate, we found that the shape of the loss...

Using forecasts of the Brazilian real and the Mexican peso, we analyze the shape of the loss function of exchange-rate forecasters and the rationality of their forecasts. We find a substantial degree of cross-sectional heterogeneity with respect to the shape of the loss function. While some...

We analyze the law of one price (LoP) based on BigMac and Fortnite prices. We find a positive but less than a perfect correlation between the over-/undervaluations of the two indices. While LoP holds for the Fortnite data, it does not hold for the BigMac data.

Die Trump-Regierung hat Mexiko Importzölle angedroht, auch um den Bau einer Mauer zwischen den Ländern zu finanzieren, sollte Mexiko die Kosten nicht freiwillig übernehmen. Hier wird untersucht, welche Auswirkungen ein solcher Zoll für beide Länder hätte.

In letzter Zeit stand häufig der sogenannte Gender Pay Gap in der Diskussion. Der Gender Pay Gap besagt, dass der durchschnittliche Lohnsatz von Frauen unter dem durchschnittlichen Lohnsatz von Männern liegt. Doch was sind genau die Hintergründe und Ursachen dieses Phänomens? In diesem...