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Politics & Economics

On policymakers’ cognitive biases

New research on how cognitive biases of policymakers affect the choice of implementable policies as well as the allocation of public resources.

Politics & Economics

Are we headed toward a polycrisis?

The polycrisis concept is being embraced by many lately as a way to describe the unprecedented situation we are currently facing.

Monetary Policy

“Monetary policy is 98 percent talk”*

New research on how tone and choice of topics during FOMC and ECB press conferences impact financial markets.

Inflation

On inflation in the euro area

New research on: a) whether inflation expectations are anchored, and b) how quality adjustments contribute to the large price differentials of certain products in the euro area.

Macro

The U.S. debt ceiling debacle

Some creative responses in the event Congress doesn’t raise the debt ceiling.

Eurozone

How to stabilize the EU energy market

Proposals on how to reduce gas demand and the price cap of electricity in the harmonized EU market.

Macro

Will secular stagnation return?

How will the structural factors that contributed to the secular stagnation of the 2010s affect the safe interest rate once the fight against the current inflation is won.

Books

New and noteworthy books in economics (January)

Our selection for this month includes: two books with opposing views on the interplay between monetary and fiscal policies; one book on the Fed’s history and another on the ties between democracy and capitalism.

Financial Markets

On safe assets

New research on the safe-asset shortage and the convenience yields and exchange rate disconnect.

Monetary Policy

Central bank finance

Central banks are running with negative equity: what are the repercussions?

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