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Europäischer geldpolitischer Exit im Zeichen von QE2 und Staatsanleihekäufen der EZB

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  • Ansgar Belke
  • Gunther Schnabl

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A sequence of crises and emergency interest rate cuts has moved global interest rates towards zero and government debt to historical records. We discuss the available options to exit from unconventional monetary policies and unsustainable government debt. First, we shed light on the probability of a coordinated exit from expansionary monetary policies across the Atlantic. Second, we assess the options of coordinating the supranational monetary policy with national fiscal policies in the European Monetary Union. Third, we investigate the quasi-fiscal activities of the European Central Bank in the context of outright government bond purchases and, even more important, within its normal operations. We conclude that-due to the complexity of the coordination task-the coordination of the non-exit is more likely than any coordination of the exit. Wandernde Blasen, Krisen und hektische geldpolitische Rettungsaktionen haben das globale Zinsniveau gegen Null und die Staatsverschuldung in den großen Industrieländern auf historische Rekordstände gebracht. Das Papier analysiert die Optionen für den Exit aus Niedrigzinspolitiken und nicht nachhaltiger Staatsverschuldung im Lichte einer exzessiven geldpolitischen Lockerung in den USA (QE2). Der Exit aus den expansiven Geldpolitiken wird aus drei Perspektiven analysiert. Die Wahrscheinlichkeit eines koordinierten Exits von Fed und EZB, der koordinierte Exit von Geld- und Fiskalpolitik in der EWU sowie das Auslaufen quasifiskalischer Aktivitäten der EZB. Die Analyse kommt zu dem Ergebnis, dass aufgrund der sehr komplexen Herausforderungen die Koordinierung des "Nicht-Exits" wahrscheinlicher als die Koordinierung des Exits ist.

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  • Ansgar Belke & Gunther Schnabl, 2010. "Europäischer geldpolitischer Exit im Zeichen von QE2 und Staatsanleihekäufen der EZB," Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung / Quarterly Journal of Economic Research, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 79(4), pages 147-161.
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    DOI: 10.3790/vjh.79.4.147
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    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
    • E58 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Central Banks and Their Policies
    • F42 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - International Policy Coordination and Transmission
    • E63 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Comparative or Joint Analysis of Fiscal and Monetary Policy; Stabilization; Treasury Policy

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