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52 publications found, searching for 'Jörg Bibow '

• Working Paper No. 334
  July 01, 2001

  Reflections on the Current Fashion for Central Bank Independence

  Jörg Bibow
  Abstract

  This paper challenges the time-inconsistency case for central bank independence. It argues that the time-inconsistency literature not only seriously confuses the substance of the rules versus discretion debate, but also…more

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• Working Paper No. 328
  May 01, 2001

  On the “Burden” of German Unification

  Jörg Bibow
  Abstract

  This paper investigates the causes of western Germany’s remarkably poor performance since 1992. The paper challenges the view that the poor record of the nineties, particularly the marked deterioration in…more

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• Working Paper No. 326
  March 01, 2001

  Making EMU Work

  Jörg Bibow
  Abstract

  This paper investigates the lessons learned from Europe’s convergence process of the 1990s. The paper challenges the conventional focus on labour market institutions and “structural rigidities” as the root cause…more

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• Working Paper No. 323
  March 01, 2001

  Easy Money through the Back Door

  Jörg Bibow
  Abstract

  This paper assesses the performance of the European Central Bank (ECB) over the first two years of Europe’s new policy regime. The verdict is that the ECB was not actually…more

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