The impact of monetary policy in large advanced countries on emerging market economies�dubbed spillovers�is hotly debated in global and national policy circles. When the U.S. resorted to unconventional monetary policy, spillovers on asset prices and capital flows were significant, though...

The impact of monetary policy in large advanced countries on emerging market economies — dubbed spillovers — is hotly debated in global and national policy circles. When the U.S. resorted to unconventional monetary policy, spillovers on asset prices and capital flows were significant, though...

This paper provides the first systematic study of the temporal and cross-sectional variation in the forward premium in very short-term rates. Using a unique and comprehensive data set of European repurchase agreements (repo), we find that the forward premium varies significantly with the (net)...

We provide a comprehensive study of the liquidity of spot foreign exchange (FX) rates over more than two decades and a large cross-section of currencies. First, we show that FX liquidity can be accurately measured with daily and readily-available data. Second, we demonstrate that FX liquidity...

A key issue raised by the rapid growth of computerised algorithmic trading is how it responds in extreme situations. Using data on foreign exchange orders and transactions that includes identification of algorithmic trading, we find that this type of trading contributed to the deterioration of...

Meine Dissertation besteht aus drei Arbeiten zum Thema Wechselkurse: (1) Liquidität in Devisenmärkten, (2) Währungsstrategien und Länderrisiko, (3) Zusammenhang zwischen Devisen-, Anleihenmärkte und Geldpolitik. Die erste Arbeit ist in Zusammenarbeit mit Prof. Angelo Ranaldo und Prof. Paul...