In this paper we analyze qualitatively and quantitatively the potential effect of the EU accession on the development of several Central and Eastern European (CEE)countries (specifically, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland). To achieve the task we design a small open economy version of the...

Der wirtschaftliche Erfolg der USA in den 1990er Jahren wird häufig als Beispiel für die ökonomischen Veränderungen gesehen, die sich durch Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien (IKT) ergeben. Insbesondere die Reduzierung der Arbeitslosigkeit bei gleichzeitig niedrigen Inflationsraten...

This paper introduces a strategy for modeling the exchange rate when the monetary authority targets inflation while also managing the exchange rate using interventions. It does so in the framework of a standard reduced-form New Keynesian model of monetary transmission used in many institutions...

The Euro and Economic Stability assesses the euro area’s merits as a shelter and the merits of euro assets as a safe haven and reviews the case for rapid euro adoption from a post-crisis view. Policymakers and economists provide relevant lessons from euro area divergences for future euro...

We address the question of exchange rate regime for the Czech Republic before it enters the EU and the EMU. We classify macroeconomic impacts of a single currency regime according to the traditional OCA theory. Using quantitative measures, we find the degree of macroeconomic convergence between...

We address the question of the exchange rate regime for the Czech Republic before it enters the EU and the EMU. We classify the macroeconomic impacts of a single currency regime according to the traditional OCA theory. Using quantitative measures, we find the degree of macroeconomic convergence...