We employ a time series econometric framework to explore the structural determinants of the spread between the European Overnight Rate and the ECB's Policy Rate (EONIA spread) aiming to explain the widening of the EONIA spread from mid-2004 to mid-2006. In particular, we estimate a model on the...

In this paper we employ a time series econometric framework to explore the structural determinants of the spread between the euro overnight rate and the ECB's policy rate (EONIA spread) aiming to explain the widening of the EONIA spread in the period from mid-2004 to mid-2006. We mainly estimate...

In this paper we employ a time series econometric framework to explore the structural determinants of the spread between the euro overnight rate and the ECB's policy rate (EONIA spread) aiming to explain the widening of the EONIA spread in the period from mid-2004 to mid-2006. We mainly estimate...

We employ a time series econometric framework to explore the structural determinants of the spread between the European Overnight Rate and the ECB's Policy Rate (EONIA spread) aiming to explain the widening of the EONIA spread from mid-2004 to mid-2006. In particular, we estimate a model on the...

At present, the world-economy is exceedingly fragile. Debt levels of nations peak. Monetary assets increase, too, and concentrate in the hands of few. In this paper, I show that a mechanism at the root of today’s monetary system entails an inherently fragile economy. I simulate the...

Für viele Zentralbanken ist der Interbankenmarkt für Tagesgeld der entscheidende Ausgangspunkt für die Implementierung ihrer geldpolitischen Entscheidungen. Zinssätze für Tagesgeld, wie die Federal Funds Rate in den Vereinigten Staaten, sind das operationale Ziel der Geldpolitik, die das...

Eine effektive Kommunikation von Zentralbanken mit den Akteuren an Finanzmärkten soll sicher stellen, dass die Finanzmärkte die Zinspolitik der Zentralbanken nachvollziehen können. Dennoch sind Zinsprognosen nicht immer korrekt. Dieser Artikel geht auf zwei Ursachen von Unsicherheit ein, die...