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A key element of the European reform agenda is to simplify the EU fiscal governance framework by moving towards a single debt anchor and a single operational indicator as the basis for formulating fiscal targets and assessing compliance. This paper puts forward an in-depth analysis of two...
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-structural model (ECB-BASE) and with the basic model elasticities (BMEs) of the forecasting models in use in the national central banks …
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threaten the smooth functioning of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). Ideally, fiscal rules should combine characteristics such …-based framework for fiscal polices in EMU. However, the implementation of the Pact was less than fully satisfactory. One year ago, the …
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In the light of the lessons learned from the euro area sovereign debt crisis, the EU fiscal and macroeconomic governance framework was overhauled in 2011. Against this background, this paper analyses whether the broadened surveillance of fiscal and macroeconomic indicators under the strengthened...
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This paper analyses the implications of the evidence on micro price setting gathered by Price-setting Microdata Analysis Network (PRISMA) for inflation dynamics and monetary policy, relying on calibrated models and direct empirical evidence. According to models calibrated to the euro area micro...
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This paper – based on a report by a Task Force established by the International Relations Committee (IRC) of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) – reviews macroeconomic and financial stability challenges for acceding (Bulgaria and Romania) and candidate countries (Croatia and...
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and Monetary Union (EMU) and the role of persistent losses in competitiveness. This paper starts by investigating some of … significant heterogeneity across countries in both price/cost and non-price competitiveness in the euro area and that there is no … countries’ composition of trade could lead to heterogeneity in the potential gains from improvements in competitiveness. …
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This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the use of the Eurosystem's monetary policy instruments and the operational framework from the second quarter of 2016 to the last quarter of 2017. It reviews the context of Eurosystem market operations; the design and operation of the Eurosystem's...
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, patterns of reserve fulfilment, outright asset purchase programmes, as well as the impact of the ECB's monetary policy …
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This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the use of the Eurosystem's monetary policy instruments and the operational framework, from the first quarter of 2018 to the last quarter of 2019. It reviews the context of Eurosystem market operations; the design and operation of the Eurosystem's...
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