In this paper we aim to shed light on the global trend in rising corporate saving over the last three decades and to discuss the effects that the Covid-19 crisis might have on companies' saving behaviour. To do so, we analyse the transition of the corporate sector from traditionally being a net...

The ECB has left its policy interest rates unchanged despite inflationary pressures stemming from a strengthened recovery and from rising oil prices. Although the ECB’s Governing Council did not discuss a renewal of the long-term refinancing operations, which will expire in 2020, its monetary...

The European Central Bank (ECB) has prolonged its large-scale asset purchase programs for public and private bonds in December 2016 until the end of 2017. Otherwise the programs would have expired in March 2017. Due to its strong focus on the inflation target of below, but close to 2 percent,...

Eurozone inflation underperforms since the beginning of 2013 and monetary policy struggles to stabilize it since then. The items of the aggregate inflation rate indicate that low inflation is due to both supply and demand factors and weak demand is caused by indebtness and unemployment....

The European Central Bank (ECB) is reviewing its strategy. Key pillars are its communication and how monetary policy should address climate change. We advise the ECB to strengthen its communication especially with social groups unfamiliar with monetary policy. When it comes to climate change,...

Die aktuellen Finanzmarktprobleme zeigen, dass die Immobilienpreisentwicklung wichtige Auswirkungen auf die konjunkturelle Entwicklung haben kann. Die vorliegende Untersuchung stellt zum einen dar, wie die Immobilienpreise auf die makroökonomische Entwicklung reagieren. Zum anderen wird...

In der Geldpolitik der Europäischen Zentralbank scheinen die Tauben durch Falken abgelöst worden zu sein. Dabei ist eine zu restriktive Geldpolitik eine Gefahr für die europäische Realwirtschaft und eine durch zu hohe Leitzinsen begünstigte Rezession möglichst zu vermeiden. Eine stark...