|
|
Posted on April 11th, 2012
This paper adds a moral hazard problem between banks and depositors as in Gertler and Karadi (2011) to a DSGE model with a costly state verification problem between entrepreneurs and banks as in Bernanke, Gertler and Girlchrist (1999, BGG). This modification amplifies the response of the external finance premium and the overall economy [...]
div>
Posted on January 15th, 2012
Contents:
Economic projections for Belgium – Autumn 2011
Public sector wages
The distributive trade sector and its impact on euro area prices
International trade in services
Results and financial situation of firms in 2010
The 2010 social balance sheet
div>
Posted on September 28th, 2010
This article examines the link between monetary policy and financial stability in the context of the recent financial and economic crisis. It aims to draw lessons from those recent events and to examine the implications for monetary policy. More specifically, it asks whether, apart from its price stability mandate, monetary policy should play [...]
div>
Posted on September 26th, 2010
The financial crisis and the resultant economic recession have seriously undermined the health of public finances in almost all the developed economies. Budget deficits and public debt have risen sharply and these budgetary problems will not disappear automatically once the economy has fully recovered from the recession. On top of this, the budgetary [...]
div>
Posted on July 26th, 2010
Survey results in 15 European countries for almost 15,000 firms reveal that Belgian firms react more than the average European firm to adverse shocks by reducing permanent and temporary employment. On the basis of a firm-level analysis, this paper confirms that the different reaction to shocks is significant and investigates what factors explain [...]
div>
2 pages
|
|