Did global imbalances cause the financial crisis? A number of influential figures have argued that inflows of foreign capital into the US due to the current account deficit helped to trigger the crisis. This paper argues that the evidence for this position is weak. The capital inflows into the...

The notes in this compilation - prepared by selected monetary policy experts - analyse similarities and differences in the crisis reaction of the ECB, the FED and the BoE as well as the reasons for the different reactions (institutional set up, economic reasons etc.). In this context, the notes...

The notes in this compilation - prepared by selected monetary policy experts - analyse similarities and differences in the crisis reaction of the ECB, the FED and the BoE as well as the reasons for the different reactions (institutional set up, economic reasons etc.). In this context, the notes...

The notes in this compilation by key monetary experts discuss the main financial stability threats of unconventional monetary policies in an environment of low interests rates and the interrelation between financial stability and monetary policy at the current juncture. The notes have been...

The notes in this compilation by key monetary experts discuss the main financial stability threats of unconventional monetary policies in an environment of low interests rates and the interrelation between financial stability and monetary policy at the current juncture. The notes have been...

Recent years have seen a significant focus in the literature on growth and development on the idea that legal and political institutions are the key determinant of economic development. The main finding of this paper is that the focus on the primacy of legal and political institutions may be...