We investigate the determinants of inflation in the euro area since 2000 and show that the most important determinants are inflation expectations and wage growth. Both indicators have contributed negatively to inflation since 2014 but inflation expectations less so since 2015 whereas the...

We investigate the determinants of inflation in the euro area since 2000 and show that the most important determinants are inflation expectations and wage growth. Both indicators have contributed negatively to inflation since 2014 but inflation expectations less so since 2015 whereas the...

We review the set of arguments in favour of adding permanently balance sheet policies to the central bank toolkit. Balance sheet policies could support financial stability and complement the role of the standard - pre-crisis - policy to enhance macroeconomic stability. There are two major...

We review the set of arguments in favour of adding permanently balance sheet policies to the central bank toolkit. Balance sheet policies could support financial stability and complement the role of the standard - pre-crisis - policy to enhance macroeconomic stability. There are two major...

Central banks have intensified their communication strategy since the mid 1990's and it has become an important instrument of central banks' policymaking toolkit. A large empirical evidence suggests that central bank communication has effectively enhanced the transmission of monetary policy...

Central banks have intensified their communication strategy since the mid 1990's and it has become an important instrument of central banks' policymaking toolkit. A large empirical evidence suggests that central bank communication has effectively enhanced the transmission of monetary policy...