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Most central banks around the world have increased their transparency in the recent past. The greater openness of central bankers manifests itself in the publication of the central banks' own macroeconomic forecasts or the disclosure of minutes and voting records of central bank committees. The...
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The increase in central bank transparency was one of the main developments in central banking in the last two decades. This leads to the question of which effect central bank transparency has on the volatility of exchange rates. According to theoretical considerations, more information could...
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The last decades have shown a tendency towards higher central bank transparency. It became customary for central bankers to explain their monetary policy decisions in detail and for them to publish inflation forecasts. This leads to the question of how central bank transparency is entangled with...
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There is still some doubt about those economic variables that really matter for the FED's decisions. In comparison to other estimations, this study uses the approach of Bayesian Model Averaging (BMA). The estimations show that over the long run inflation, unemployment rates, and long-term...
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Die Europäische Zentralbank ist eine Institution, die nicht direkt demokratisch legitimiert ist. Dies wird insbesondere kritisiert, seit sie weitreichende Entscheidungen an den Grenzen ihres Mandats trifft. Würde die EZB die Öffentlichkeit häufiger und genauer informieren, könnte sie ihre...
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In diesem Jahr feiert der Federal Reserve Act sein 100-jähriges Bestehen. Mit der Zustimmung des Kongresses trat er am 23.12.1913 in Kraft. Damit entstand das Federal Reserve System (Fed), das global größte und wichtigste Zentralbanksystem und damit zugleich Vorbild und Anker für andere...
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The extraordinary measures taken by the ECB to combat the financial crisis have led many observers to question whether the bank has put its independence at risk. The bank's vow to do 'whatever it takes' to save the euro has added a second (and potentially contradictory) goal alongside its...
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Die deutschen Leistungsbilanzüberschüsse stehen international in der Kritik. Welche Entwicklungen liegen diesen Überschüssen im Einzelnen zugrunde? Die Autoren untersuchen vor allem vier Fragen: Ist die deutsche Wettbewerbsfähigkeit durch den Euro gestiegen? Sind die Lohnstückkosten...
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