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Working Papers

2012

1. Bilateral Imbalances in Europe
   Darmstadt Discussion Papers in Economics, Darmstadt Technical University, Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law, Institute of Economics (VWL)
2. Money as Indicator for the Natural Rate of Interest
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund

2011

3. Monetary Policy in the Media
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
   Also in Working Paper Series, European Central Bank (2006) View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Money, Credit and Banking (2011)

2010

4. The Euro's Effect on Trade Imbalances
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (12)

2009

5. Does Global Liquidity Matter for Monetary Policy in the Euro Area?
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (1)
   Also in Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics (2008)
   See also Journal Article in International Finance (2009)

2008

6. Central Bank Boards around the World: Why Does Membership Size Differ?
   Publications of Darmstadt Technical University, Institute of Economics (VWL), Darmstadt Technical University, Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law, Institute of Economics (VWL) View citations (8)
   Also in IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund (2006) View citations (6)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2007) View citations (3)
   Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics (2008) View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article in European Journal of Political Economy (2008)
7. Does Money Growth Granger-Cause Inflation in the Euro Area? Evidence from Out-of-Sample Forecasts Using Bayesian VARs
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (2)
   Also in Working Paper Series, Uppsala University, Department of Economics (2007) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article in The Economic Record (2011)
8. Does Money Matter for U.S. Inflation? Evidence from Bayesian VARs
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (2)
   Also in Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics (2008)
   See also Journal Article in CESifo Economic Studies (2011)
9. Does money growth granger-cause inflation in the Euro Area? Evidence from output-of-sample forecasts using Bayesian VARs
   Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics
10. Does money still matter for U.S. output?
    Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics
    See also Journal Article in Economics Letters (2009)
11. Geography or skills: what explains Fed Wachters' forecast accuracy of US monetary policy?
    Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics
    Also in Working Paper Series, European Central Bank (2006)
12. Gotcha! A Profile of Smuggling in International Trade
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (7)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics (2008) View citations (4)
    DEGIT Conference Papers, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade (2008) View citations (1)
13. The ECB's Monetary Analysis Revisited
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (5)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics (2008) View citations (4)
14. The Information Content of Money in Forecasting Euro Area Inflation
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (1)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics (2008) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Applied Economics (2012)
15. Too Many Cooks? Committees in Monetary Policy
    KOF Working papers, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich View citations (6)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2008) View citations (1)
    Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics (2008) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Southern Economic Journal (2011)
16. Zooming Out: The Trade Effect of the Euro in Historical Perspective
    Publications of Darmstadt Technical University, Institute of Economics (VWL), Darmstadt Technical University, Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law, Institute of Economics (VWL) View citations (16)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics (2005) View citations (23)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2005) View citations (35)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of International Money and Finance (2008)

2007

17. What Determines Fiscal Policy? Evidence from German States
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (1)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics (2007) View citations (1)

2006

18. Does Money Matter in the ECB Strategy? New Evidence Based on ECB Communication
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (8)
    Also in KOF Working papers, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich (2006) View citations (10)
    Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics (2006) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in International Journal of Finance & Economics (2011)
19. Does financial integration make banks act more prudential? Regulation, foreign owned banks, and the lender-of-last resort
    Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics View citations (1)
20. Fiscal indulgence in Central Europe: loss of the external anchor?
    Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics
    Also in IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund (2004) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in Scottish Journal of Political Economy (2007)
21. Forecasting ECB Monetary Policy: Accuracy Is (Still) a Matter of Geography
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (7)
    Also in Working Paper Series, European Central Bank (2006) View citations (13)
    Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics (2006) View citations (5)
22. Labor Courts, Nomination Bias, and Unemployment in Germany
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in European Journal of Political Economy (2011)
23. Optimal Central Bank Design: Benchmarks for the ECB
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (13)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics (2005) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in The Review of International Organizations (2006)
24. The Employment Effects of Labor and Product Markets Deregulation and their Implications for Structural Reform
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (12)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics (2006) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in IMF Staff Papers (2007)

2005

25. Labor and Product Market Deregulation: Partial, Sequential, or Simultaneous Reform?
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (11)
26. Which Variables Explain Decisions on IMF Credit? An Extreme Bounds Analysis
    TWI Research Paper Series, Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut, Universität Konstanz View citations (21)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics (2004) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Economics and Politics (2005)

2004

27. How Should Large and Small Countries Be Represented in a Currency Union?
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (8)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics (2004) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in Public Choice (2007)
28. One Country, One Vote? Labor Market Structure and Voting Rights in the ECB
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (2)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics (2004) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Integration (2005)

2003

29. Restructuring the ECB
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (18)
30. The End of the Stability and Growth Pact?
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (15)
    Also in WO Research Memoranda (discontinued), Netherlands Central Bank, Research Department (2003) View citations (10)
31. The end of stability and growth pact?
    Discussion Papers, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics View citations (12)

2002

32. IMF Credit: How Important Are Political Factors? A Robustness Analysis
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (2)
33. Optimal Central Bank Conservatism and Monopoly Trade Unions
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (2)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2001) View citations (1)
    UWO Department of Economics Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics (2000) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in IMF Staff Papers (2004)
34. The ECB and Euro-Area Enlargement
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (23)

2001

35. Capital Controls and Exchange Rate Regimes: An Empirical Investigation
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (3)
36. Factor Price Equalization? The Cointegration Approach Revisited
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv) (2001)
37. How to Reduce Inflation: An Independent Central Bank or A Currency Board? The Experience of the Baltic Countries
    LICOS Discussion Papers, LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance, KU Leuven
    See also Journal Article in Emerging Markets Review (2001)
38. To Peg or Not To Peg? A Simple Model of Exchange Rate Regime Choice In Small Economies
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Economics Letters (2001)

2000

39. An Empirical Investigation into Exchange Rate Regime Choice and Exchange Rate Volatility
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (32)
40. Central Bank Independence: An Update of Theory and Evidence
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (39)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Surveys (2001)

1999

41. Does Conservatism Matter? A Time Series Approach to Central Banking
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, Business School - Economics, University of Glasgow (1999) View citations (5)

Journal Articles

2012

1. How German Labor Courts Decide: An Econometric Case Study
   German Economic Review, 2012, 13, (1), 56-70 View citations (6)
2. The information content of money in forecasting euro area inflation
   Applied Economics, 2012, 44, (31), 4055-4072
   See also Working Paper (2008)

2011

3. Does Money Growth Granger Cause Inflation in the Euro Area? Evidence from Out‐of‐Sample Forecasts Using Bayesian VARs
   The Economic Record, 2011, 87, (276), 45-60
   See also Working Paper (2008)
4. Does Money matter for U.S. Inflation? Evidence from Bayesian VARs
   CESifo Economic Studies, 2011, 57, (3), 531-550
   See also Working Paper (2008)
5. Does money matter in the ECB strategy? New evidence based on ECB communication
   International Journal of Finance & Economics, 2011, 16, (1), 16-31 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2006)
6. Geography, skills or both: What explains Fed watchers' forecast accuracy of US monetary policy?
   Journal of Macroeconomics, 2011, 33, (3), 420-437
7. Labor courts, nomination bias, and unemployment in Germany
   European Journal of Political Economy, 2011, 27, (4), 659-673 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2006)
8. Monetary Policy in the Media
   Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2011, 43, (4), 689-709 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper (2011)
9. Too Many Cooks? Committees in Monetary Policy
   Southern Economic Journal, 2011, 78, (2), 452-475 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2008)

2009

10. Does Global Liquidity Matter for Monetary Policy in the Euro Area?*
    International Finance, 2009, 12, (1), 33-55 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2009)
11. Does money still matter for U.S. output?
    Economics Letters, 2009, 102, (3), 143-146 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
12. Forecasting ECB monetary policy: Accuracy is a matter of geography
    European Economic Review, 2009, 53, (8), 1028-1041 View citations (5)

2008

13. Central bank boards around the world: Why does membership size differ?
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2008, 24, (4), 817-832 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
14. Does financial integration make banks more vulnerable? Regulation, foreign owned banks, and the lender-of-last resort
    International Economics and Economic Policy, 2008, 4, (4), 371-393 View citations (1)
15. Zooming out: The trade effect of the euro in historical perspective
    Journal of International Money and Finance, 2008, 27, (8), 1244-1260 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper (2008)

2007

16. FISCAL INDULGENCE IN CENTRAL EUROPE: LOSS OF THE EXTERNAL ANCHOR?
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2007, 54, (1), 116-135 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
17. How should large and small countries be represented in a currency union?
    Public Choice, 2007, 132, (3), 471-484 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
18. The Employment Effects of Labor and Product Market Deregulation and Their Implications for Structural Reform
    IMF Staff Papers, 2007, 54, (3), 591-619 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2006

19. Optimal central bank design: Benchmarks for the ECB
    The Review of International Organizations, 2006, 1, (3), 207-235 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
20. Unfinished business? The ECB reform ahead of euro area enlargement
    CESifo Forum, 2006, 7, (4), 35-41 View citations (1)

2005

21. Does Conservatism Matter? A Time-Series Approach to Central Bank Behaviour
    Economic Journal, 2005, 115, (505), 745-766 View citations (9)
22. One Country, One Vote? Labor Market Structure and Voting Rights in the ECB
    Journal of Economic Integration, 2005, 20, 672-687
    See also Working Paper (2004)
23. WHICH VARIABLES EXPLAIN DECISIONS ON IMF CREDIT? AN EXTREME BOUNDS ANALYSIS
    Economics and Politics, 2005, 17, 177-213 View citations (36)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
24. Wie sieht die Zukunft Europas aus?
    Ifo Schnelldienst, 2005, 58, (15), 03-19

2004

25. Optimal Central Bank Conservatism and Monopoly Trade Unions
    IMF Staff Papers, 2004, 51, (3), 585-605 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper (2002)
26. Why has the Stability and Growth Pact Failed?
    International Finance, 2004, 7, (2), 235-260 View citations (9)

2002

27. Are small countries too powerful within the ECB?
    Atlantic Economic Journal, 2002, 30, (3), 263-282 View citations (19)

2001

28. Central Bank Independence: An Update of Theory and Evidence
    Journal of Economic Surveys, 2001, 15, (1), 3-40 View citations (104)
    See also Working Paper (2000)
29. ECONOMIC CRISES AND THE EUROPEAN REVOLUTIONS OF 1848
    The Journal of Economic History, 2001, 61, (02), 293-326 View citations (10)
30. Factor price equalization? The cointegration approach revisited
    Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 2001, 137, (3), 525-536 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2001)
31. How to reduce inflation: an independent central bank or a currency board? The experience of the Baltic countries
    Emerging Markets Review, 2001, 2, (3), 218-243 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper (2001)
32. The German political business cycle: money demand rather than monetary policy
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2001, 17, (3), 609-631 View citations (8)
33. To peg or not to peg?: A simple model of exchange rate regime choice in small economies
    Economics Letters, 2001, 73, (2), 161-167 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper (2001)

2000

34. News Management in Monetary Policy: When Central Banks Should Talk to the Government
    German Economic Review, 2000, 1, (4), 465-493 View citations (3)

1999

35. A State within the State? An Event Study on the Bundesbank (1948-1973)
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 1999, 46, (1), 17-39 View citations (6)

1998

36. Tamin Bayoumi, Financial Integration and Real Activity, Studies in Macroeconomics (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1997. xii + 157 pp. £25)
    Financial History Review, 1998, 5, (02), 235-236

1997

37. How opportunistic are partisan German central bankers: Evidence on the Vaubel hypothesis
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1997, 13, (4), 807-821 View citations (20)
38. Searching for Political Business Cycles in Germany
    Public Choice, 1997, 91, (2), 179-97 View citations (39)
39. The Bundesbank's Path to Independence: Evidence from the 1950s
    Public Choice, 1997, 93, (3-4), 427-53 View citations (1)
    Also in Public Choice, 1997, 93, (3), 427-453 (1997) View citations (2)

Books

2008

1. Currency Boards in Retrospect and Prospect, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press

1997

2. Konjunkturpolitik im Wirtschaftswunder, vol 2
   Beiträge zur Finanzwissenschaft, Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen View citations (1)

Edited books

2004

1. Managing European Union Enlargement, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press