Blogs&Reviews

  • A New Era for Europe

    Carlo Carraro, Benoît Cœuré, Otilia Dhand, Barry Eichengreen, Melinda Mills, Hélène Rey, André Sapir, Daniela Schwarzer, 01 March 2022

    A new report summarises the findings of the High-Level Group on post-COVID Economic and Social Challenges and makes recommendations to help secure the best outcome for the EU

  • Trade policy and deterring war: The case of Ukraine since the annexation of Crimea

    Simon Evenett, 21 February 2022

    Simon Evenett presents evidence that casts doubt on the extent to which EU, UK, and US commercial policies have supported Ukrainian export growth since the annexation of Crimea in 2014

  • Linking climate and social justice makes both harder

    Don Fullerton, Arik Levinson, 15 February 2022

    Don Fullerton and Arik Levinson argue that the current fashion of combining laudable goals like slowing climate change and correcting social inequalities can make each goal more difficult to achieve.

  • The effects of the ECB’s new inflation target on private households’ inflation expectations

    Mathias Hoffmann, Emanuel Moench, Lora Pavlova, Guido Schultefrankenfeld, 20 December 2021

    New survey results from the Bundesbank Online Panel Households (BOP-HH) show that the ECB's new inflation target is associated with moderately higher inflation expectations for the next two to three years. 

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  • The ECB’s tools: Transparency is needed
    Lucrezia Reichlin, Klaus Adam, Warwick J. McKibbin, Michael McMahon, Ricardo Reis, Giovanni Ricco, Beatrice Weder di Mauro, 03 December 2021

    This blog replies to Rafael Repullo’s comment on CEPR's recent report on the ECB. The authors clarify that there is little to no disagreement. Most of what is in the comment coincides with what is in the report, using different words. Where disagreements exist, they reflect different views on the importance of transparency in communication of both strategy and future policy.

  • The CEPR report on the ECB strategy: A comment on the tools of monetary policy
    Rafael Repullo, 03 December 2021

    Rafael Repullo comments on some recommendations and statements on the tools of monetary policy at the ECB from the recent CEPR report on the central bank's strategy.

  • A primer on (UK) inflation
    David Blanchflower, 15 November 2021

    David Blanchflower explains why it is most likely the jump in inflation in the UK will dissipate

  • Bundesbank - ready for change?
    Thorsten Beck, 30 October 2021

    Thorsten Beck discusses the appointment of a new president of the Bundesbank

  • Quantitative tightening: Protecting monetary policy from fiscal encroachment
    William A. Allen, Jagjit Chadha, Philip Turner, 23 October 2021

    William Allen, Jagjit Chadha and Philip Turner propose reform for both sides of the central bank balance sheet in a manner that will prepare the ground for the contraction of quantitative easing and which does not expose the central bank to excessive risk

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