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Inflation measurement and its assessment in the ECB's monetary policy strategy review
2021
This paper - which takes into consideration overall experience with the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) as well as the improvements made to this measure of inflation since 2003 - finds that the HICP continues to fulfil the prerequisites for the index underlying the ECB's definition of...
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Extraordinary measures in extraordinary times – Public measures in support of the financial sector in the EU and the United States
Stolz, Stéphanie Marie; Wedow, Michael - 2010
The extensive public support measures for the financial sector have been key for the management of the current financial crisis. This paper gives a detailed description of the measures taken by central banks and governments and attempts a preliminary assessment of the effectiveness of such...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011606269
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Interchange fees in card payments
Börestam, Ann; Schmiedel, Heiko - 2011
The present paper explores issues surrounding multilateral interchange fees (MIFs) in payment card markets from various angles. The Eurosystem’s public stance on interchange fees is neutral. However, the Eurosystem takes a keen interest in facilitating a constructive dialogue among the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011606283
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Methoden der Steuerschätzung im internationalen Vergleich
Büttner, Thiess; Kauder, Björn - 2008
der Erstellung eines Gutachtens zum Thema "Methoden der Steuerschätzung im internationalen Vergleich" beauftragt. Im … Ergebnis zeigte der Vergleich der Methoden der Steuerschätzung eine Reihe von Unterschieden zwischen den Praktiken der Länder … Transparenz und Dokumentation. Zusammenfassend offenbart der internationale Vergleich der Methoden der Steuerschätzung …
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Analysis of revisions to general economic statistics
Branchi, Mariagnese; Dieden, Christian; Haine, Wim; … - 2007
The preparations for the introduction of the euro in 1999 involved the need for a new set of statistics for the euro area. Since then, significant progress has been made with regard to the coverage, timeliness and accuracy of these statistics. The reliability of the first releases – i.e. their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011606226
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Big data: Google-haut ennustavat työttömyyttä Suomessa
Tuhkuri, Joonas - 2014
There are over 3 billion searches globally on Google every day. This report examines whether Google search queries can be used to predict the present and the near future unemployment rate in Finland. Predicting the present and the near future is of interest, as the official records of the state...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012037651
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Yksityisen kulutuksen ennustemalleja
Peussa, Aleksandr - 2014
The share of private consumption in gross domestic product is significant; therefore, private consumption has a great influence on economic growth, which makes it a major concept in economics. The purpose of the paper is to estimate and evaluate different forecasting models for private...
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Google-haut Suomen asuntojen hintojen ennustajana
Widgrén, Joona - 2016
This report examines whether Google search queries can be used to predict the present and the near future house prices in Finland. Compared to a simple benchmark model, Google searches improve the prediction of the present house price index by 7.5 % measured by mean absolute error. In addition,...
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Unit Labour Costs in the New EU Member States
Havlik, Peter - 2005
Unit labour costs (ULCs) are one of the key economic variables considered in the context of globalization, competitiveness and production-location decisions. With the EU accession of eight Central and East European countries and their (almost) full inclusion in the European Single Market, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012099994
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Foreign Direct Investments: A Comparison of EAEU, DCFTA and Selected EU-CEE Countries
Havlik, Peter; Hunya, Gabor; Zaytsev, Yury - 2018
Foreign direct investment (FDI) has been the main driver of restructuring and modernisation in Central and Eastern Europe. This paper looks into FDI stocks and flows in a dynamic and cross-country perspective, comparing the key EAEU countries (Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia) as well as DCFTA...
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