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# Blog

The ECB’s bond-purchase dilemma

German opposition to government-bond purchases by the European Central Bank is solidifying ahead of the programme’s likely announcement on January 22. Elections in Greece that could bring a government that will seek to n...
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21st January 2015 by Guntram Wolff 2268 views Share:
# Blog

Die EZB ist verpflichtet, ihr Mandat zu erfüllen

Die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) wird wohl am 22. Januar ein Ankaufprogramm für Staatsanleihen ankündigen. Die Sorgen über die Auswirkungen und die Effektivität des Programms sind groß. Die EZB muss vorsichtig die Koste...
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19th January 2015 by Guntram Wolff 2508 views Share:
# Blog

France and Germany: a moment of truth

France and Germany, which together account for half of euro-area GDP, are rightly considered the key to the euro area’s exit from the current impasse of low growth, falling inflation and increasingly dangerous debt traje...
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6th November 2014 by Guntram Wolff 2182 views Share:
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# Publications

So far apart and yet so close: Should the ECB care about inflation differentials?

Inflation rates can differ across regions of monetary unions. We show that in the euro area, the US, Canada, Japan and Australia, inflation rates have been substantially and persistently different in different regions. D...
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22nd September 2014 by Guntram Wolff 5219 views Share:
# Blog

Addressing weak inflation: The ECB’s shopping list

In this blogpost, we summarize our recently published paper, in which we discuss in detail the dilemmas for the ECB and the need to act. Inflation forecasts by the ECB have fallen substantially below the two percent thre...
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6th May 2014 by Guntram Wolff 2348 views Share:
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Addressing weak inflation: The European Central Bank’s shopping list

There are clear benefits to price stability. High inflation can distort corporate investment decisions and the consumption behaviour of households. Changes to inflation redistribute real wealth and income between differe...
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6th May 2014 by Guntram Wolff 4873 views Share:
# Interviews

ECB should cut interest rates

Guntram, we have seen disappointing data on the eurozone economy this week, yet the expectation is that the European Central Bank will keep its main interest rate unchanged. Would that be a wise decision? GW: Well, you r...
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3rd April 2013 by Guntram Wolff 2001 views Share:
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