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Working Papers

2008

1. Actual versus Perceived Transparency: The Case of the European Central Bank
   DNB Working Papers, Netherlands Central Bank, Research Department View citations
2. Optimal Central Bank Transparency
   DNB Working Papers, Netherlands Central Bank, Research Department View citations
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2008) View citations
   Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (2008) View citations

2007

3. Actual Versus Perceived Central Bank Transparency: The case of the European Central Bank
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (2007)
4. The Economic Impact of Central Bank Transparency: A Survey
   Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research View citations
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2007) View citations
   DNB Working Papers, Netherlands Central Bank, Research Department (2007) View citations
5. The Effect of Monetary Policy on Exchange Rates During Currency Crises: The Role of Debt, Institutions and Financial Openness
   Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research
   Also in Research Paper, Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM is the joint research institute of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) at Erasmus University Rotterdam. (2007)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2007)
   See also Journal Article in Review of International Economics (2008)

2006

6. Does Central Bank Transparency Reduce Interest Rates?
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
   Also in Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (2006)
7. Learning About the Term Structure and Optimal Rules for Inflation Targeting
   Research Paper, Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM is the joint research institute of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) at Erasmus University Rotterdam. View citations
   Also in Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (2006) View citations
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2006) View citations
8. Structural Reforms and Growth: Product and Labor Market Deregulations
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (2006)

2005

9. Central Bank Forecasts and Disclosure Policy: Why it Pays to be Optimistic
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
   See also Journal Article in European Journal of Political Economy (2007)
10. Currency crisis, monetary policy, and corporate balance sheet vulnerabilities
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research View citations
11. The Stability Pact Pains: A Forward-Looking Assessment of the Reform Debate
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    Also in Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (2005) View citations

2004

12. Central Bank Communication and Output Stabilization
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    Also in DNB Staff Reports (discontinued), Netherlands Central Bank (2004) View citations
    DNB Working Papers, Netherlands Central Bank, Research Department (2004) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Oxford Economic Papers (2009)
13. Fiscal and Monetary Interaction: The Role of Asymmetries of the Stability and Growth Pact in EMU
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2004)
14. Heterogeneous Information about the Term Structure of Interest Rates, Least-Squares Learning and Optimal Interest Rate Rules for Inflation Forecast Targeting
    Econometric Society 2004 North American Summer Meetings, Econometric Society
    Also in Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (2004)
15. Heterogeneous information about the term structure, least-squares learning and optimal rules for inflation targeting
    Research Discussion Papers, Bank of Finland View citations
16. Heterogenous Information About the Term Structure of Interest Rates, Least-Squares Learning and Optimal Interest Rate Rules
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
17. How Transparent Are Central Banks?
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2002) View citations
    See also Journal Article in European Journal of Political Economy (2006)

2003

18. Monetary Policy and the Rule of Law
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
19. Revisiting the Stability and Growth Pact: Grand Design or Internal Adjustment?
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
20. The Effectiveness of Structural Policy in the European Union: An Empirical Analysis for the EU-15 during the Period 1995-2001
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

2002

21. Financial Crises, Monetary Policy and Financial Fragility; A Second-Generation Model of Currency Crises
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
22. The Federal Design of a Central Bank in a Monetary Union: The Case of the European System of Central Banks
    Working Papers, Oesterreichische Nationalbank (Austrian Central Bank)
    Also in Working Papers Central Bank of Chile, Central Bank of Chile (2002)
    See also Journal Article in International Journal of Finance & Economics (2003)

2001

23. Flexible Inflation Targeting under a Non-Linear Phillipscurve
    WO Research Memoranda (discontinued), Netherlands Central Bank, Research Department
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2001)
24. Taxation if Capital is Not Perfectly Mobile: Tax Competition versus Tax Exportation
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    Also in EPRU Working Paper Series, Economic Policy Research Unit (EPRU), University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations
25. The Feasible Gains from International Risk Sharing
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2001)

2000

26. A Theory of Central Bank Accountability
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    Also in Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (1998) View citations
27. Central Bank Independence: An Update of Theory and Evidence
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2000) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Surveys (2001)
28. Central Bank accountability and transparency: theory and some evidence
    Discussion Paper Series 1: Economic Studies, Deutsche Bundesbank, Research Centre View citations
    See also Journal Article in International Finance (2002)
29. The Term Structure of Interest Rates and Inflation Forecast Targeting
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    Also in Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (1998) View citations

1999

30. A Theory of Interest Rate Stepping: Inflation Targeting in a Dynamic Menu Cost Model
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    Also in Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (1999) View citations
31. Should Monetary Policy be Adjusted Frequently?
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

1998

32. Accountability of central banks: aspects and quantification
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research View citations
33. Incentive contracts for central bankers under uncertainty: Walsh-Svensson non-equivalence revisited
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research View citations

1997

34. Short-Term and Long-Term Government Debt and Nonresident Interest Withholding Taxes
    FMG Discussion Papers, Financial Markets Group View citations
    Also in Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (1996)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (1998)
35. The advantage of hiding both hands: foreign exchange intervention, ambiguity and private information
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research View citations
36. Why money talks and wealth whispers: monetary uncertainty and mystique
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Money, Credit and Banking (2000)

1996

37. The Political Economy of Central-Bank Independence
    Princeton Studies in International Economics, International Economics Section, Departement of Economics Princeton University, View citations
    Also in Working Papers, Tilburg - Center for Economic Research (1995) View citations
38. The trade off between central bank independence and conservativeness
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research View citations
    See also Journal Article in Oxford Economic Papers (1998)

1995

39. Financial Integration in Europe: Evidence from Euler Equation Tests
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research View citations
40. Optimal Commitment in an Open Economy: Credibility vs. Flexibility
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research View citations
    Also in Bank of England working papers, Bank of England View citations
41. Optimal conservativeness in the Rogoff (1985) model: a graphical and closed-form solution
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research
42. The Ultimate Determinants of Central Bank Independence
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research View citations
43. The fundamental determinants of financial integration in the European Union
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research View citations

1994

44. Central Bank Independence in Another Eleven Countries
    Working Papers, Tilburg - Center for Economic Research View citations
45. Central Bank Independence: A Panel Data Approach
    Working Papers, Tilburg - Center for Economic Research View citations
    See also Journal Article in Public Choice (1996)

1993

46. The Quantity Approach of Financial Integration: The Feldstein-Horioka Criterion Revisited
    Working Papers, Tilburg - Center for Economic Research
    See also Journal Article in Open Economies Review (1995)

1992

47. Central Bank Independence: Searching for the Philosophers Stone
    Working Papers, Tilburg - Center for Economic Research View citations
48. Daily Bundersbank and Federal Reserve Interventions - Do They Affect the Level and Unexpected Volatility of the DM/$-Rate?
    Working Papers, Tilburg - Center for Economic Research
49. Daily Bundesbank and Federal Reserve intervention and the conditional variance tale in DM/$-returns
    International Finance Discussion Papers, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)
50. The Japanese financial system: financial markets and institutions in historical perspective
    Serie Research Memoranda, VU University Amsterdam, Faculty of Economics, Business Administration and Econometrics

1991

51. The Japanese financial system and monetary policy: a descriptive review
    Serie Research Memoranda, VU University Amsterdam, Faculty of Economics, Business Administration and Econometrics
    See also Journal Article in Japan and the World Economy (1992)

1986

52. De relatieve posities van de EMS-valuta's
    Serie Research Memoranda, VU University Amsterdam, Faculty of Economics, Business Administration and Econometrics

1985

53. Een maandmodel voor het monetaire beleid in Nederland: een partiële benadering
    Serie Research Memoranda, VU University Amsterdam, Faculty of Economics, Business Administration and Econometrics
54. Indirecte systemen ter beheersing van de geldhoeveelheid in Nederland: een econometrische analyse
    Serie Research Memoranda, VU University Amsterdam, Faculty of Economics, Business Administration and Econometrics

1983

55. Het monetaire beleid van de Nederlandsche Bank
    Serie Research Memoranda, VU University Amsterdam, Faculty of Economics, Business Administration and Econometrics

1982

56. Basisgeldbeheersing in Nederland
    Serie Research Memoranda, VU University Amsterdam, Faculty of Economics, Business Administration and Econometrics

Undated

57. Incentive schemes for central bankers under uncertainty: inflation targets versus contracts
    Bank of England working papers, Bank of England View citations

Journal Articles

2009

1. Central bank communication and output stabilization
   Oxford Economic Papers, 2009, 61, (2), 395-411
   See also Working Paper (2004)

2008

2. Efficiency of capital taxation in an open economy: tax competition versus tax exportation
   International Tax and Public Finance, 2008, 15, (6), 637-646
3. How much inevitable US-Euro Area interdependence is there in monetary policy?
   Intereconomics: Review of European Economic Policy, 2008, 43, (6), 341-348
4. Private Equity and Shareholder Activism: Summary of the 2007 Annual Meeting Reports of the Royal Netherlands Economic Association
   De Economist, 2008, 156, (1), 95-101
5. The Effect of Monetary Policy on Exchange Rates during Currency Crises: the Role of Debt, Institutions, and Financial Openness
   Review of International Economics, 2008, 16, (3), 559-575
   See also Working Paper (2007)
6. The trade-off between central bank independence and conservatism in a New Keynesian framework
   European Journal of Political Economy, 2008, 24, (4), 742-747 View citations

2007

7. Central Bank forecasts and disclosure policy: Why it pays to be optimistic
   European Journal of Political Economy, 2007, 23, (1), 30-50 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2005)
8. Central bank transparency and central bank communication: Editorial introduction
   European Journal of Political Economy, 2007, 23, (1), 1-8 View citations
9. Currency Crises, Monetary Policy and Corporate Balance Sheets
   German Economic Review, 2007, 8, 309-343 View citations
10. The EU on the 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome
    Intereconomics: Review of European Economic Policy, 2007, 42, (1), 4-31
11. Treaty Reform: Consequences for Monetary Policy
    Intereconomics: Review of European Economic Policy, 2007, 42, (6), 311-316

2006

12. Change at the ECB Executive Board
    Intereconomics: Review of European Economic Policy, 2006, 41, (2), 93-99
13. How transparent are central banks?
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2006, 22, (1), 1-21 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2005

14. On a Reformed Stability and Growth Pact
    Intereconomics: Review of European Economic Policy, 2005, 40, (3), 141-147
15. The Effectiveness of Structural Policy in the European Union: An Empirical Analysis for the EU-15 in 1995-2001
    Journal of Common Market Studies, 2005, 43, (1), 37-51 View citations

2004

16. An assessment of the effectiveness of the monetary dialogue on the ECB’s accountability and transparency: A qualitative approach
    Intereconomics: Review of European Economic Policy, 2004, 39, (4), 190-203
17. Corporate social responsibility of Dutch companies: Benchmarking, transparency and robustness
    De Economist, 2004, 152, (3), 403-426 View citations

2003

18. How can the Stability and Growth Pact be improved to achieve both stronger discipline and higher flexibility?
    Intereconomics: Review of European Economic Policy, 2003, 38, (1), 10-15 View citations
19. Revisiting EMU's Stability Pact: A Pragmatic Way Forward
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2003, 19, (1), 100-111 View citations
20. Small is beautiful but large is not to be belittled: reply
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2003, 19, (4), 905-907
21. The federal design of a central bank in a monetary union: The case of the European system of central banks
    International Journal of Finance & Economics, 2003, 8, (4), 365-380
    See also Working Paper (2002)
22. Why Money Talks and Wealth Whispers: Monetary Uncertainty and Mystique: Reply
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2003, 35, (1), 137-39 View citations

2002

23. Central Bank Accountability and Transparency: Theory and Some Evidence
    International Finance, 2002, 5, (1), 73-96 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2000)
24. Small is beautiful: measuring the research input and output of European central banks
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2002, 18, (2), 365-374 View citations

2001

25. Central Bank Independence: An Update of Theory and Evidence
    Journal of Economic Surveys, 2001, 15, (1), 3-40 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2000)

2000

26. Optimal Central Bank Conservativeness in an Open Economy
    Public Choice, 2000, 105, (3-4), 339-55 View citations
27. The Democratic Accountability of the European Central Bank: A Comment on Two Fairy-tales
    Journal of Common Market Studies, 2000, 38, (3), 393-407 View citations
28. Why Money Talks and Wealth Whispers: Monetary Uncertainty and Mystique
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2000, 32, (2), 218-35 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1997)

1999

29. Is Europe going too far?: A comment
    Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1999, 51, (1), 43-49

1998

30. Central bank independence: A sensitivity analysis
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1998, 14, (1), 73-88 View citations
31. Short-term and long-term government debt and nonresident interest withholding taxes
    Journal of Public Economics, 1998, 68, (3), 309-334 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1997)
32. The Trade off between Central Bank Independence and Conservativeness
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1998, 50, (3), 397-411 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1996)

1996

33. A friction model of daily Bundesbank and Federal Reserve intervention
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 1996, 20, (8), 1365-1380 View citations
34. Central Bank Independence: A Paneldata Approach
    Public Choice, 1996, 89, (1-2), 163-82 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1994)

1995

35. Money Market Integration in Europe
    Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES), 1995, 131, (I), 3-37 View citations
36. The quantity approach to financial integration: The Feldstein-Horioka criterion revisited
    Open Economies Review, 1995, 6, (2), 145-165 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1993)

1994

37. Daily Bundesbank and Federal Reserve Interventions: Are They a Reaction to Changes in the Level and Volatility of the DM/$-Rate?
    Empirical Economics, 1994, 19, (1), 111-30 View citations

1992

38. The Japanese financial system and monetary policy: a descriptive review
    Japan and the World Economy, 1992, 4, (4), 291-309 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1991)

Books

2005

1. The European Central Bank: Credibility, Transparency, and Centralization, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations