Helge Berger

Free University Berlin - Department of Economics

Professor, Chair of Monetary Economics

Boltzmannstr. 20

Berlin 14195, 14195

Germany

http://www.wiwiss.fu-berlin.de/berger/eng_index.htm

CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute for Economic Research)

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1.

Central Bank Independence: An Update of Theory and Evidence

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 08 Feb 2001
Helge Berger, Jakob de Haan and Sylvester C. W. Eijffinger
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) and Tilburg University (CentER) - Department of Economics
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An Empirical Investigation into Exchange Rate Regime Choice And Exchange Rate Volatility

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 05 Apr 2001
Helge Berger, Jan-Egbert Sturm and Jakob de Haan
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute)
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The End of the Stability and Growth Pact?

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 28 Jan 2004
Jakob de Haan, Helge Berger and David-Jan Jansen
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute), Free University Berlin - Department of Economics and De Nederlandsche Bank
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Stability and Growth Pact, EMU, budget discipline.

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Gotcha! A Profile of Smuggling in International Trade

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2475
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 03 Dec 2008
Helge Berger and Volker Nitsch
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics and Technical University of Darmstadt - Department of Law and Economics
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corruption, illicit, illegal, trade, statistics, tariffs

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To Peg or Not to Peg? A Simple Model of Exchange Rate Regime Choice in Small Economies

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 03 Jun 2001
Helge Berger, Henrik Jensen and Guttorm Schjelderup
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics and NHH Norwegian School of Economics - Department of Business and Management Science
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Exchange Rate Regime Choice, Credibility Versus Flexibility, International Spill-Overs, Imported Stabilization

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Capital Controls and Exchange Rate Regimes: An Empirical Investigation

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 01 May 2001
Helge Berger, Jan-Egbert Sturm and Jakob de Haan
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute)
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Monetary Policy, Exchange Rates, Capital Controls

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Zooming Out: The Trade Effect of the Euro in Historical Perspective

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 07 Apr 2005
Helge Berger and Volker Nitsch
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics and Technical University of Darmstadt - Department of Law and Economics
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monetary union, currency, euro, trade, European integration

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Does Money Matter in the ECB Strategy? New Evidence Based on ECB Communication

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Does Money Matter in the ECB Strategy? New Evidence Based on ECB Communication

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1652
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 23 Feb 2006
Helge Berger, Jakob de Haan and Jan-Egbert Sturm
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) and KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich
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ECB, communication, monetary policy

Does Money Matter in the ECB Strategy? New Evidence Based on ECB Communication

Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF) Working Paper No. 125
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 15 Feb 2006
Helge Berger, Jakob de Haan and Jan-Egbert Sturm
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) and KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich
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ECB, communication, monetary policy

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IMF Credit: How Important are Political Factors? A Robustness Analysis

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 31 Jan 2002
Jan-Egbert Sturm, Helge Berger and Jakob de Haan
KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich, Free University Berlin - Department of Economics and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute)
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IMF Credit, Political Economy

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Forecasting ECB Monetary Policy: Accuracy is (Still) a Matter of Geography

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Forecasting ECB Monetary Policy: Accuracy is (Still) a Matter of Geography

IMF Working Paper No. 06/41
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 23 Mar 2006
Helge Berger, Michael Ehrmann and Marcel Fratzscher
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics, European Central Bank (ECB) and DIW Berlin
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monetary policy, ECB, forecast, geography, history, heterogeneity, Taylor rule, learning, transmission, survey data, communication

Forecasting ECB Monetary Policy: Accuracy is (Still) a Matter of Geography

ECB Working Paper No. 578
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 17 Jan 2006
Michael Ehrmann, Marcel Fratzscher and Helge Berger
European Central Bank (ECB), DIW Berlin and Free University Berlin - Department of Economics
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monetary policy, ECB, forecast, geography, history, heterogeneity, Taylor rule, learning, transmission, survey data, communication

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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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Monetary Policy in the Media

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Monetary Policy in the Media

ECB Working Paper No. 679
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 10 Oct 2006
Helge Berger, Michael Ehrmann and Marcel Fratzscher
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics, European Central Bank (ECB) and DIW Berlin
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monetary policy, ECB, communication, media, press, coverage, transparency, accountability

Monetary Policy in the Media

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP8192
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 31 Jan 2011
Helge Berger, Michael Ehrmann and Marcel Fratzscher
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics, European Central Bank (ECB) and DIW Berlin
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communication, coverage, ECB, media, monetary policy, press

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Does Conservatism Matter? A Time Series Approach to Central Banking

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 06 Aug 2001
Helge Berger and Ulrich Woitek
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics and University of Zurich
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Central Bank Independence and Conservatism, Monetary Policy, Central Bank Government Relations, Generalised Impulse Responses

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Central Bank Boards Around the World: Why Does Membership Size Differ?

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Central Bank Boards Around the World: Why Does Membership Size Differ?

IMF Working Paper No. 06/281
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 12 Jan 2007
Helge Berger, Volker Nitsch and Tonny Lybek
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics, Technical University of Darmstadt - Department of Law and Economics and International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Monetary and Exchange Affairs Department
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Central banks, Governance, Monetary policy

Central Bank Boards Around the World: Why Does Membership Size Differ?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1897
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 08 Feb 2007
Helge Berger, Volker Nitsch and Tonny Lybek
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics, Technical University of Darmstadt - Department of Law and Economics and International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Monetary and Exchange Affairs Department
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committee, council, governance, decision making, monetary policy

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Restructuring the ECB

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1084
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 06 Jan 2004
Helge Berger, Jakob de Haan and Robert Inklaar
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) and University of Groningen - Department of Economics
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European Central Bank, centralization of monetary policy, EMU, transition

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The ECB and Euro-Area Enlargement

IMF Working Paper No. 02/175
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 03 Feb 2006
Helge Berger
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics
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European Central Bank euro area Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) transition countries accession countries monetary policy

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Geography or Skills: What Explains Fed Watchers' Forecast Accuracy of US Monetary Policy?

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Geography or Skills: What Explains Fed Watchers' Forecast Accuracy of US Monetary Policy?

AFA 2008 New Orleans Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 12 Feb 2007
Helge Berger, Michael Ehrmann and Marcel Fratzscher
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics, European Central Bank (ECB) and DIW Berlin
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monetary policy, forecast, Federal Reserve, FOMC, geography, skills, heterogeneity, survey data, communication, United States

Geography or Skills: What Explains Fed Watchers' Forecast Accuracy of Us Monetary Policy?

ECB Working Paper No. 695
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 07 Dec 2006
Helge Berger, Michael Ehrmann and Marcel Fratzscher
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics, European Central Bank (ECB) and DIW Berlin
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monetary policy, forecast; Federal Reserve, FOMC, geography, skills, heterogeneity, survey data, communication, United States

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Factor Price Equalization? The Cointegration Approach Revisited

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 18 Jun 2001
Helge Berger and Frank Westermann
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics and University of Osnabrueck - Department of Economics
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Too Many Cooks? Committees in Monetary Policy

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Too Many Cooks? Committees in Monetary Policy

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2274
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 09 Apr 2008
Helge Berger and Volker Nitsch
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics and Technical University of Darmstadt - Department of Law and Economics
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central bank design, monetary policy committee, central bank board, central bank council, governance, inflation

Too Many Cooks? Committees in Monetary Policy

KOF Working papers / KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich, Vol. 195
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 22 Apr 2008
Helge Berger and Volker Nitsch
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics and Technical University of Darmstadt - Department of Law and Economics
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central bank design, monetary policy committee, central bank board, central bank council, governance, inflation

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What Determines Fiscal Policy? Evidence from German States

CESifo Working Paper No. 2062
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 25 Jul 2007
Helge Berger and Anika Holler
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics and Free University of Berlin (FUB) - Division of Economics
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German Länder, fiscal policy, public spending, public debt, extreme bounds analysis, governance

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Does Money Growth Granger-Cause Inflation in the Euro Area? Evidence from Out-of-Sample Forecasts Using Bayesian VARs

IMF Working Paper No. 08/53
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 24 Mar 2008
Helge Berger and Pär Österholm
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Downloads 160 (388,059)
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Inflation, Euro Area, Demand for money, Monetary policy, Monetary aggregates

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Optimal Central Bank Design: Benchmarks for the ECB

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1697
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 24 Apr 2006
Helge Berger
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics
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central bank design, federal central banks, ECB, Eurosystem, ECB reform

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Labor Courts, Nomination Bias, and Unemployment in Germany

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1752
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 14 Jul 2006
Helge Berger and Michael Neugart
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics and Technical University of Darmstadt
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courts, labor courts, law production, nomination bias, unemployment, regulation, firing costs, Germany

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The Employment Effects of Labor and Product Markets Deregulation and Their Implications for Structural Reform

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1709, EFA 2006 Zurich Meetings
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 23 May 2006
Helge Berger and Stephan Danninger
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics and International Monetary Fund (Research Department)
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product market regulation, labor market regulation, employment growth, policy

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The ECB's Monetary Analysis Revisited

IMF Working Paper No. 08/171
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 12 Sep 2008
Helge Berger, Emil Stavrev and Thomas Harjes
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Downloads 148 (414,253)
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European Central Bank, Monetary policy, Central bank policy, Economic models, Asset prices, Consumer prices, Financial sector, Money

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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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How Should Large and Small Countries Be Represented in a Currency Union?

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 12 Dec 2004
Helge Berger and Till Mueller
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics and Free University of Berlin (FUB) - Division of Economics
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Central Bank, Federal Central Bank, Currency Union, optimal representation, voting, ECB

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Does Money Matter for U.S. Inflation? Evidence from Bayesian Vars

IMF Working Paper No. 08/76
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 02 Apr 2008
Helge Berger and Pär Österholm
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Out-of-Sample Forecasting, Granger Causality, Monetary Aggregates, Monetary Policy, Volcker, Greenspan

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Does Global Liquidity Matter for Monetary Policy in the Euro Area?

IMF Working Paper No. 09/17
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 11 Mar 2009
Helge Berger and Thomas Harjes
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Downloads 100 (558,785)
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Excess liquidity, Europe, Euro Area, United States, Japan, Monetary policy, Interest rates, Inflation

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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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Labor and Product Market Deregulation: Partial, Sequential, or Simultaneous Reform?

IMF Working Paper No. 05/227
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 03 Mar 2006
Helge Berger and Stephan Danninger
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics and International Monetary Fund (Research Department)
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Product market regulation, labor market regulation, employment growth, policy coordination, sequencing

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Fiscal Indulgence in Central Europe: Loss of the External Anchor?

IMF Working Paper No. 04/62
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 15 Feb 2006
Helge Berger and István P. Székely
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics and European Commission, DGECFIN
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Fiscal policy, EU economic and monetary union, game-theoretic approach

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The Information Content of Money in Forecasting Euro Area Inflation

IMF Working Paper No. 08/166
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 21 Sep 2009
Helge Berger and Emil Stavrev
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Euro Area, Money, Inflation, Forecasting models, Monetary policy, Economic models

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How German Labor Courts Decide: An Econometric Case Study

Posted: 20 Dec 2010
Helge Berger and Michael Neugart
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics and Technical University of Darmstadt

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labor courts, uncertainty, employment protection, labor market regulation, severance pay, firing costs, dismissals

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Why Has the Stability and Growth Pact Failed?

Posted: 10 Feb 2005
Jakob de Haan, Helge Berger and David-Jan Jansen
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute), Free University Berlin - Department of Economics and De Nederlandsche Bank

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Stability and Growth Pact, EMU, budget discipline

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News Management in Monetary Policy: When Central Banks Should Talk to the Government

Posted: 21 Aug 2001
Helge Berger and Marcel P. Thum
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics and Dresden University of Technology - Faculty of Economics and Business Management

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How to Reduce Inflation: An Independent Central Bank or a Currency Board? The Experience of the Baltic Countries

Licos Working Paper No. 96/2001
Posted: 24 May 2001
Jakob de Haan, Helge Berger and Erik van Fraassen
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute), Free University Berlin - Department of Economics and University of Groningen

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currency board, central bank independence, Baltics

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News Management in Monetary Policy: Why Central Banks Lie to the Government

Working Paper Number 97-16
Posted: 10 Mar 1998
Helge Berger and Marcel P. Thum
Free University Berlin - Department of Economics and Dresden University of Technology - Faculty of Economics and Business Management

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