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The European Central Bank (ECB) ranks highly on the author's proposed central bank disclosure inidcator, measuring activities of central banks to enhance the public's understanding of their policies. Nevertheless, the survey evidence offered in this contribution suggests that private-sector...
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The European Central Bank (ECB) ranks highly on our proposed central bank disclosure indicator, measuring activities of central banks to enhance the public's understanding of their policies. Nevertheless, our survey evidence suggests that private-sector economists do not consider the ECB...
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The adoption of the euro in 1999 by 11 member states of the European Union created a single currency area second in economic size only to the United States. The euro zone's monetary policy is now set by the European Central Bank (ECB) and its Governing Council rather than by individual national...
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This paper reports the results of a survey among private sector economists about credibility and transparency of central banks. In line with the survey of Alan Blinder among central bankers, we asked participants in Ifo’s World Economic Survey to answer questions on the importance and...
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Im Januar wurde der 63. ifo Konjunkturtest International durchgeführt. Nachdem der Klimaindikator im Durchschnitt der 66 in die vierteljährliche Umfrage einbezogenen Länder im Juli und Oktober 1998 deutlich gesunken war, hat sich die Abwärtstendenz Anfang 1999 nicht fortgesetzt. Die...
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Im Oktober wurde zum 62. Mal der vierteljährliche ifo Konjunkturtest International durchgeführt. Im Durchschnitt der 66 einbezogenen Länder hat sich das Wirtschaftsklima erneut deutlich abgekühlt. Auch in Nordamerika, West- und Osteuropa, wo die aktuelle Lage noch als zufriedenstellend galt,...
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