[fre] Afin de déterminer les taux de change réels d'équilibre de l'euro et du dollar, nous étudions le déficit public comme facteur de distorsion de change. Nous montrons la possibilité, à court et à moyen terme, de sur-réaction du taux de change réel à une variation du solde...

We develop a simple model which integrates the public deficit in an equilibrium exchange rate model framework. This allows us to expose the overshooting of the exchange rate following a variation of the fiscal balance. Integrating this variable into the NATREX model, we estimate the dollar and...

type="main" xml:lang="en" <title type="main">Abstract</title> <p>The international financial crisis and the euro-area sovereign debt crisis brought to the fore the importance of financial conditions to the macro-economy. The complexity of the financial sector means that a wide range of financial variables is needed to fully...</p>

Credit market imperfections give rise to boom-bust cycle episodes in emerging markets. In the present paper, we aim to provide a comprehensive analysis for Eastern Europe. We focus on documenting credit market imperfections, asymmetric financing opportunities across sectors, and business cycle...

This study analyzes the performance of the IMF World Economic Outlook forecasts for world output and the aggregates of both the advanced economies and the emerging and developing economies. With a focus on the forecast for the current and the next year, we examine whether IMF forecasts can be...

The paper analyzes leading indicators for GDP and industrial production in Germany. We focus on the performance of single and pooled leading indicators during the pre-crisis and crisis period using various weighting schemes. Pairwise and joint significant tests are used to evaluate single...

The paper analyzes leading indicators for GDP and industrial production in Germany. We focus on the performance of single and pooled leading indicators during the pre-crisis and crisis period using various weighting schemes. Pairwise as well as joint significant tests are used to evaluate single...

The Financial Crisis from a Forecaster's Perspective This paper analyses the recession in 2008/2009 in Germany. This recession is very different from previous recessions in particular regarding their causes and magnitude. We show to what extent forecasters and forecasts based on leading...

Im Jahr 2012 war die konjunkturelle Dynamik fast überall in der Welt gering. Die Hauptursache dafür liegt in den Konsolidierungsnotwendigkeiten, die im Gefolge der Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise in vielen fortgeschrittenen Volkswirtschaften entstanden sind. Schon seit dem Spätherbst gibt es...