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1. Forecasting, Monetary Policy, Nominal Gross Domestic Product Stability, and Macroeconomic Outcomes in a suboptimal currency area. : An examination of the Eurozone
University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella HandelshögskolanAbstract : The purpose of this paper is the examination of whether a strategy of using forecasts to stabilise the Nominal Gross Domestic Product (NGDP) growth rate as a nominal anchor, through a rules-based approach to monetary policy is viable in the Eurozone. The paper uses a modified Taylor rule, that uses NGDP forecasts as a variable to generate a prescribed interest rate from which the interest rate set by the European Central Bank (ECB) is subtracted to create a variable we call the Rate Gap. READ MORE
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2. Is the Eurozone an Optimal Currency Area? An investigation from a financial market´s perspective
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The purpose of this study is to examine if the Eurozone is an Optimal Currency Area (OCA) or not. To do this we have examined if the European Central Banks monetary policy announcements have a significant impact on the equity markets and on the 10-year government bond yields in the Eurozone. READ MORE
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3. Is an Optimal Currency Area an Optimal Portfolio?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This paper will analyze the construction of an optimal currency area using mean variance portfolio analysis, in order to determine what would have been the most stable monetary union for the European Union prior to the complete transition to the Euro currency on January 1, 2002. The analysis calculates the minimum variance portfolio of the potential European Union members by using there sovereign bond yield to maturity as a proxy for the return and variance of the asset. READ MORE
