Following the end of the coronavirus pandemic, the European Central Bank (ECB) was confronted with an unprecedented increase in energy prices. This led to consumer price inflation in the euro area far beyond the ECB's inflation target of two percent, at times up to 10 percent. At the same time,...

Wenige Themen erhitzen die Gemüter in Deutschland so stark wie das Thema Inflation, denn sie trifft jeden einzelnen empfindlich: Das angesparte Geld verliert an Wert und die Reallöhne sinken. Zusätzlich wirkt sich die Entscheidung der Europäischen Zentralbank (EZB), mit der sie regulär auf...

This paper first shows that, contrary to conventional wisdom, the European Central Bank (ECB) can influence global energy prices. Second, through Lucas critique-robust counterfactual analysis, we uncover that the ECB's ability to affect fast-moving energy prices plays an important role in the...

This study examines whether central banks can combat inflation that is caused by rising energy prices. By using a high-frequency event study and a Structural Vector Autoregression, we find evidence that the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Federal Reserve (Fed) are capable of doing so by...

Durch die Corona-Pandemie und insbesondere den russischen Angriffskrieg in der Ukraine sind die Energiepreise stark gestiegen. Die damit einhergehende hohe Verbraucherpreisinflation zwingt die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) ihrem Mandat entsprechend zum Handeln. Jedoch äußerte die EZB...

This study examines whether central banks can combat inflation that is caused by rising energy prices. By using a high-frequency event study and a Structural Vector Autoregression, we find evidence that the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Federal Reserve (Fed) are capable of doing so by...

Seit Mitte des vergangenen Jahres steigt die Inflation im Euroraum beträchtlich. Grund sind insbesondere die verteuerten Energiepreise. Der russische Angriff auf die Ukraine seit Ende Februar hat diesen Trend noch einmal verschärft. Um die Preise stabil zu halten, müsste die Europäische...

Inflation has been growing considerably since the middle of 2021, with rising energy prices driving the increase in particular. Since the end of February 2022, the trend has also been exacerbated by the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. To keep prices stable, the European Central Bank must...

The dollar is a safe-haven currency and appreciates when global risk goes up. We investigate the dollar’s role for the transmission of global risk to the world economy within a Bayesian proxy structural vectorautoregressive model. We identify global risk shocks using high-frequency asset-price...