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The effectiveness of the European Central Bank’s Asset Purchase Programme

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  • Maria Demertzis
  • Guntram B. Wolff

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The general macroeconomic situation and weak inflation dynamics justified quantitative easing (QE) in the euro area. Doubts have emerged about its effectiveness as inflation has remained weak. However, we do not know where inflation would have been without QE and the still large slack in the economy suggests that inflation might increase only in a few years. Two major channels through which QE operates are visible- a weaker exchange rate...

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  • Maria Demertzis & Guntram B. Wolff, 2016. "The effectiveness of the European Central Bank’s Asset Purchase Programme," Policy Contributions 15276, Bruegel.
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