We study adaptive learning in a monetary overlapping generations model with sticky prices and monopolistic competition for the case where learning agents observe current endogenous variables. Observability of current variables is essential for informational consistency of the learning setup with...

Successful disinflation episodes have been shown to involve a sustained period of output contraction. We revisit the largely debated issue on the costs of different speed and timing of disinflations when monetary policy is implemented either via a money supply rule (MSR) or an interest rate rule...

"Thoroughly updated and expanded with a new chapter on block chain and increased coverage of cryptocurrency, as well as new data, this established advanced undergraduate textbook approaches the subject via first principles. It builds on a simple, clear monetary model and applies this framework...

Sei es durch Bankenkrisen oder Inflation, Schuldenbremse oder Zinsdebatten: Das Thema Geldpolitik ist in der Tagespolitik angekommen. Längst hat sich die Einsicht verbreitet, dass Geld kein neutrales Tauschmittel ist, sondern auch ein Instrument politischer Herrschaft. Gleichwohl fehlt noch...