The persistently low wage and price growth in the EMU after the Great Recession of 2009 led some economic observers to conclude that the Phillips Curve has broken down and that the ECB should therefore reconsider its infl ation target. This study makes use of the considerable cross-country and...

Die Zinsen in Deutschland erreichen bereits seit mehreren Jahren historische Tiefststände. Tatsächlich ist der Hauptrefinanzierungssatz der Europäischen Zentralbank, gemessen an verschiedenen Taylorregeln, für Deutschland bereits seit Langem deutlich zu niedrig. Dies stellt ein Risiko für...

The ECB updated its monetary policy strategy for the first time in 18 years in July 2021. Therein, the ECB announced that it is willing to accept a transitory period of moderate inflation overshoot in its efforts to push inflation upwards after a long period of undershooting its target. This...

Staatlich geförderte Bürgschaften zielen darauf ab, die durch fehlende Sicherheiten und eine hohe Informationsasymmetrie verursachte Lücke in der Finanzierung von Kleinunternehmen oder Start-ups zu schließen. Der vorliegende Beitrag quantifiziert den gesamtwirtschaftlichen Netto-Nutzen von...

This paper examines the available data on market conditions for equity release schemes (ERS) in all EU member states to cluster Member States for subsequent extrapolation of the findings from six EU Member States (DE, IT, NL, IE, HU, and the UK) to the EU as a whole. It aggregates various...

Guarantee banks backed by the state aim to close the gap in the financing of small and medium-sized enterprises or start-ups caused by lacking collateral or equity and high information asymmetry. The present study quantifies the economic and fiscal net benefits of guarantee banks in the new...

Diese Untersuchung zeigt, dass die Notenbankzinsen, gemessen an verschiedenen Taylorregeln, für Deutschland bereits seit Langem zu niedrig sind. Dies ist ein Risiko für die Finanzsystemstabilität. Wie stark sich dieses in Deutschlands bankbasiertem Finanzsystem materialisiert, hängt auch...

In this paper it is shown that the ECB's main refinance rate, measured by various Taylor-rules, is far too low for Germany for over half a decade. That entails risks for the stability of Germany's financial system. How strong these risks materialize depends on the extent to which German banks...

Equity release schemes (ERS) may provide pension insurance by liquidating owner-occupied residential property. This paper examines the available data on market conditions for such products in all EU member states to cluster countries. Need for ERS is measured by demographic pressure, risk of...