Traditional approaches to separate the underlying trend of potential output from cyclical developments mostly rely on the concept of nonaccelerating inflation output and are thus unable to detect upswings caused by the financial cycle, which often appear to be unsustainable in the long run. In...

The recent financial crisis has been characterized by unprecedented monetary policy interventions of central banks with the intention to stabilize financial markets and the real economy. This paper sheds light on the actual impact of monetary policy on stock liquidity and thereby addresses its...

The recent financial crisis has been characterized by unprecedented monetary policy interventions of central banks with the intention to stabilize financial markets and the real economy. This paper sheds light on the actual impact of monetary policy on stock liquidity and thereby addresses its...

We analyse the bank interest rate pass-through in the euro area for the period 1999:1 - 2009:11, relating market interest rates to bank retail rates of comparable maturities. We first estimate single equation error correction models for seven interest rate categories and ten euro area countries...

Zur Sanierung des Budgets plant die österreichische Bundesregierung u. a. eine Erhöhung der Mineralölsteuer (MÖSt). Der Beitrag überprüft auf Basis der Konsumerhebung 2004/05 die direkte Verteilungswirkung der MÖSt und etwaiger Variationen zwischen den privaten Haushalten. Die...

Zur Sanierung des Budgets plant die osterreichische Bundesregierung u. a. eine Erhohung der Mineralolsteuer (MOSt). Der Beitrag uberpruft auf Basis der Konsumerhebung 2004/05 die direkte Verteilungswirkung der MOSt und etwaiger Variationen zwischen den privaten Haushalten. Die Verteilungswirkung...

We analyse the bank interest rate pass-through in the euro area for the period 1999:1 - 2009:11, relating market interest rates to bank retail rates of comparable maturities. We first estimate single equation error correction models for seven interest rate categories and ten euro area countries...