Monetary Policy in the Euro Area - Lessons from the First Years

Bernd Hayo () and Volker Clausen

No 103, Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003 from Royal Economic Society

Abstract: This paper investigates in a consistent semi-structural empirical framework three current issues of monetary policy in the euro area. First, regarding policy transmission we offer a three-stage procedure to combine the efficient estimation of economic structure prior to EMU with current ECB monetary policy. Second, we test whether the regime change leads Ð before or after Ð EMU to structural instability. Third, we investigate the stance of monetary policy in Europe. We compare a "counterfactual" ECB reaction function based on average interest rates prior to EMU with actual ECB policy. Furthermore, we compare actual ECB policy with interest rate projections using Bundesbank reaction functions and euroland data.

JEL-codes: E52 F41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2003-06-04
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