Carsten Hefeker

University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines

University of Siegen

Hoelderlinstrasse 3

57068 Siegen

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1.

Political Risk, Institutions and Foreign Direct Investment

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 21 Apr 2005
Matthias Busse and Carsten Hefeker
Ruhr-University Bochum and University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines
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Political risk, institutions, FDI, multinational corporations

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Do We Really Need Central Bank Independence? A Critical Re-Examination

University of Basel WWZ Working Paper No. 01/03
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 13 Apr 2001
Bernd Hayo and Carsten Hefeker
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics and University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines
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Central bank independence, monetary policy

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Does Central Bank Independence Cause Low Inflation? A Sceptical View

Paolo Baffi Centre Research Paper No. 2008-04
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 21 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 25 Mar 2008
Carsten Hefeker and Bernd Hayo
University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines and University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics
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Central bank independence, monetary policy

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Yen or Yuan? China's Role in the Future of Asian Monetary Integration

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 05 Mar 2003
Carsten Hefeker and Andreas Nabor
University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines and HWWA Institute of International Economics
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China, Asia, Monetary Integration, Exchange Rate Regimes

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Foreign Direct Investment and Exchange Rate Regimes

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 21 Apr 2010
Matthias Busse, Carsten Hefeker and Signe Nelgen
Ruhr-University Bochum, University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Foreign Direct Investment, Multinational Enterprises, Exchanges Rate Regimes

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Optimal Central Bank Conservatism and Monopoly Trade Unions

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Optimal Central Bank Conservatism and Monopoly Trade Unions

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 21 Mar 2001
Helge Berger, Carsten Hefeker, Ronnie Schöb and Ronnie Schöb
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics, University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute)Freie Universitaet Berlin
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Optimal Central Bank Conservatism and Monopoly Trade Unions

IMF Working Paper No. 02/44
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 30 Jan 2006
Helge Berger, Carsten Hefeker, Ronnie Schöb and Ronnie Schöb
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics, University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute)Freie Universitaet Berlin
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Central bank, monetary policy, trade unions, conservative central banker

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Common Monetary Policy with Asymmetric Shocks

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 17 Jun 2002
Daniel Gros and Carsten Hefeker
Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels and University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines
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Monetary Policy, Monetary Union, Transmission Mechanism

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Project Aid or Budget Aid? The Interests of Governments and Financial Institutions

HWWA Discussion Paper No. 309
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 14 Feb 2005
Carsten Hefeker
University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines
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aid policy, conditionality, international financial institution, interest

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Structural Reforms and the Enlargement of Monetary Union

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Structural Reforms and the Enlargement of Monetary Union

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 12 Nov 2003
Carsten Hefeker
University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines
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monetary union, asymmetric shocks, inflation, structural reforms, convergence

Structural Reforms and the Enlargement of Monetary Union

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 04 Apr 2001
Carsten Hefeker
University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines
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Between Two Poles: Matching Trade and Exchange Rate Regimes in Mercosur

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 01 Dec 2004
Matthias Busse, Carsten Hefeker and Georg Koopmann
Ruhr-University Bochum, University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines and Hamburg Institute of International Economics
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Exchange Rate Regime, Currency Board, Latin America, Mercosur

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Fiscal Reform and Monetary Union in West Africa

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 10 Jul 2003
Carsten Hefeker
University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines
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West Africa, Monetary Union, Fiscal Policy, Structural Reforms

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One Size Must Fit All: National Divergences in a Monetary Union

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One Size Must Fit All: National Divergences in a Monetary Union

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 07 Feb 2001
Daniel Gros and Carsten Hefeker
Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels and University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines
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Monetary policy, monetary union, transmission mechanism

One Size Must Fit All: National Divergences in a Monetary Union

Posted: 26 Jul 2003
Daniel Gros and Carsten Hefeker
Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels and University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines

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Emu Enlargement, Policy Uncertainty and Economic Reforms

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1767
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 09 Aug 2006
Carsten Hefeker
University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines
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transparency of monetary policy, ECB voting structure, European Monetary Union, optimal representation, labor market regulation

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Does Financial Integration Make Banks Act More Prudential? Regulation, Foreign Owned Banks, and the Lender-of-Last Resort

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 05 Apr 2006
Carsten Hefeker and Helge Berger
University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines and Free University Berlin - Department of Economics
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Bank regulation, lender of last resort, European financial markets

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Can Process Conditionality Enhance Aid Effectiveness? The Role of Bureaucratic Interest and Public Pressure

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 27 Aug 2003
Carsten Hefeker and Katharina Michaelowa
University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines and University of Zurich - Centre for Comparative and International Studies (CIS)
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poverty reduction, process conditionality, political economy of international organizations

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Central Bank Independence and Conservatism Under Uncertainty: Substitutes or Complements?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3344
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 14 Feb 2011
Carsten Hefeker and Blandine Zimmer
University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines and University of Strasbourg - Bureau of Economic Theory and Application (BETA)
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central bank independence, conservatism, transparency

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Labor Market Regulation and the Legal System

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2041
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 05 Jul 2007
Carsten Hefeker and Michael Neugart
University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines and Technical University of Darmstadt
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labor market regulation, labor courts, uncertainty, unemployment

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Federal Monetary Policy

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 11 Apr 2001
Carsten Hefeker
University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines
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Monetary Union, Federalism, Monetary Policy

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Taxation, Corruption and the Exchange Rate Regime

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2561
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 26 Feb 2009
Carsten Hefeker
University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines
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exchange rate regime, monetary policy, fiscal policy, seigniorage, corruption, developing and transition countries

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Fiscal Transfers in a Monetary Union with Exit Option

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5244
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 21 Mar 2015
Carsten Hefeker and Michael Neugart
University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines and Technical University of Darmstadt
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monetary union, fiscal transfer scheme, monetary policy, asymmetric shocks, exit

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Unions, Wage Setting and Monetary Policy Uncertainty

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 02 Jun 2005
H. P. Gruner, Bernd Hayo and Carsten Hefeker
University of Mannheim - Department of Economics, University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics and University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines
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Monetary policy uncertainty, centralized wage setting, union behavior

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One Country, One Vote? Labor Market Structure and Voting Rights in the ECB

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 13 Apr 2004
Helge Berger and Carsten Hefeker
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics and University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines
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monetary policy, wage setting, European Monetary Union, European Central Bank, euro area, ECB reform, EMU enlargement, accession countries

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Default, Electoral Uncertainty and the Choice of Exchange Regime

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 22 Nov 2004
Carsten Hefeker
University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines
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Debt crisis, currency crisis, exchange rate regime

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Competition for Natural Resources and the Hold-Up Problem

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6120
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 18 Nov 2016
Carsten Hefeker and Sebastian G. Kessing
University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines and University of Siegen
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foreign direct investment, natural resources, hold-up problem

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Political Polarization and International Cooperation

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 21 Jul 2022
Carsten Hefeker and Michael Neugart
University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines and Technical University of Darmstadt
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political polarization, international cooperation, delegation, electoral uncertainty

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Uncertainty, Wage Setting and Decision Making in a Monetary Union

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1485 , HWWA Discussion Paper No. 272
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 07 May 2005
Carsten Hefeker
University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines
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Monetary Policy Uncertainty, Wage Setting, European Central Bank, Euro Area, Accession Countries

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Uncertainty and Fiscal Policy in an Asymmetric Monetary Union

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2389
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 08 Sep 2008
Carsten Hefeker and Blandine Zimmer
University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines and University of Strasbourg - Bureau of Economic Theory and Application (BETA)
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monetary union, fiscal policy, transparency of monetary policy, asymmetries

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Stable Money and Central Bank Independence: Implementing Monetary Institutions in Postwar Germany

CESifo Working Paper No. 7892
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 23 Oct 2019
Carsten Hefeker
University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines
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currency reform, Bundesbank, central bank independence, institutional reform

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Optimal Conservatism and Collective Monetary Policymaking Under Uncertainty

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4933
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 16 Sep 2014
Carsten Hefeker and Blandine Zimmer
University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines and University of Strasbourg - Bureau of Economic Theory and Application (BETA)
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monetary policy committees, central bank transparency, central bank conservatism, min-max

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Non-Cooperative and Cooperative Policy Reforms Under Uncertainty Spillovers

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6329
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 03 Mar 2017
Carsten Hefeker and Michael Neugart
University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines and Technical University of Darmstadt
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policy reforms, spillovers, policy uncertainty, free-riding, subsidy, insurance

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Policy Coordination Under Model Disagreement and Uncertainty

CESifo Working Paper No. 7477
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 21 Feb 2019
Carsten Hefeker and Michael Neugart
University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines and Technical University of Darmstadt
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policy coordination, uncertainty, ideological commitment, model disagreement

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Policy Deviations, Uncertainty, and the European Court of Justice

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4143
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 14 Mar 2013
Carsten Hefeker and Michael Neugart
University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines and Technical University of Darmstadt
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European Union law, directives, compliance, European Court of Justice, court behavior, uncertainty, legal process, European Commission

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Policy Competition, Imitation and Coordination Under Uncertainty

CESifo Working Paper No. 9736
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 10 May 2022
Carsten Hefeker
University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines
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uncertainty, policy competition and coordination, yardstick competition

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Policy Rules and Political Polarization

CESifo Working Paper No. 11039
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 10 Apr 2024
Carsten Hefeker and Michael Neugart
University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines and Technical University of Darmstadt
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contingent policy rules, political polarization, time inconsistency, electoral uncertainty

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Reconsidering Central Bank Independence

Posted: 29 Jan 2003
Bernd Hayo and Carsten Hefeker
University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics and University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines

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Central bank independence, monetary policy

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The Dynamics of Trade Integration and the Political Value of Commitment

Posted: 30 Jul 2000
Carsten Hefeker and Daniel Gros
University of Siegen - School of Economic Disciplines and Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels

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