This paper explores the nature of the interaction of short- and long-term interest rates within the European Monetary System for the period 1979-1999. The empirical examination centers on the 'German Dominance' hypothesis which purports that German interest rates should convey valuable...

We analyze real interest rate convergence among six industrialized countries in between 1975M1-2011M3 within a multi-country framework by means of a dynamic latent factor model. The real interest rates are decomposed into permanent and transitory factors, and country-specific components....