Arbeitspapier

The German Federal Constitutional Court ruling and the European Central Bank's strategy

The ruling of the German Federal Constitutional Court and its call for conducting and communicating proportionality assessments regarding monetary policy have been the subject of some controversy. However, it can also be understood as a way to strengthen the de-facto independence of the European Central Bank. The authors shows how a regular proportionality check could be integrated in the ECB's strategy that is currently undergoing a systematic review. In particular, they propose to include quantitative benchmarks for policy rates and the central bank balance sheet. Deviations from such benchmarks can have benefits in terms of the intended path for inflation while involving costs in terms of risks and side effects that need to be balanced. Practical applications to the euro area are provided

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: IMFS Working Paper Series ; No. 145

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Monetary Policy
Central Banks and Their Policies
Basic Areas of Law: General (Constitutional Law)
Thema
central bank independence
monetary law
monetary institutions
monetary policy strategy
proportionality
policy rules
quantitative easing

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Feld, Lars P.
Wieland, Volker
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Goethe University Frankfurt, Institute for Monetary and Financial Stability (IMFS)
(wo)
Frankfurt a. M.
(wann)
2020

Handle
URN
urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-554824
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Feld, Lars P.
  • Wieland, Volker
  • Goethe University Frankfurt, Institute for Monetary and Financial Stability (IMFS)

Entstanden

  • 2020

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