Economics
BoE's Blanchflower: employment needs fiscal boost
There is now a case for a large fiscal package aimed at boosting employment, said David Blanchflower, an external member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee.
A new model of housing cycles
A new paper from the Central Bank of Turkey presents a simple model of housing cycles in a two good economy.
Irish citizens no good at making financial plans
The Irish population saves too little, finds a new study from the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland.
HKMA's Yue woos Islamic finance investors
Hong Kong can make significant contribution to the global Islamic finance market, said Eddie Yue, a deputy chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
Canada has a tough year ahead - Jenkins
The year ahead will be a difficult one for Canada, said Paul Jenkins, the senior deputy governor of the country's central bank.
Ordoez urges labour reform
Labour-market reform is crucial for the Spanish economy's future, said Miguel Ordoez, the governor of the country's central bank.
Risk premia can be procyclical
New research from the Bank of England shows that risk premia can be procyclical.
Canada appoints governor's adviser as deputy
Timothy Lane will replace Sheryl Kennedy as deputy governor of the Bank of Canada, the central bank announced.
Union activity linked to swings in output
Countries with high union density experience larger fluctuations in output, posits a new paper from the European Central Bank.
RBA's Edey has high hopes for Australia's economy
There are reasons to expect the Australian economy to continue perform better than its international counterparts, said Malcolm Edey, an assistant governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Zim's Tsvangirai: Gono's fate "first on agenda"
Morgan Tsvangirai, the prime minister of Zimbabwe, has said that the standing of Gideon Gono, the governor of the country's Reserve Bank, is the top priority for the new legislature. The prime minister's statement follows claims by the new finance…
Saudi deputy replaces governor of 25 years
Muhammad Al-Jasser, the vice-governor at the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, will take charge of the central bank after 13 years in his current role.
EU could face fiscal-pact threat
The European Commission's November 2008 fiscal stimulus may undermine the Stability and Growth Pact, Jan Qvigstad, the deputy governor at Norges Bank.
Central Bank of Iceland - Annual Report 2007
Rising Icelandic inflation during 2007 was largely due to a surge in house prices, the country's central bank states in its latest Annual Report.
Sequential bargaining in a New-Keynesian model
This working paper by the European Central Bank considers a model with frictional unemployment and staggered wage bargaining where hours worked are negotiated every period.
Fed to undergo "thorough review" of communication
Don Kohn, the vice-chairman of the Federal Reserve, will lead a committee to look at how much the central bank releases about its lending policies.
Carney sees "muted" 3.8% recovery in 2010
In testimony before parliament earlier this week, Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of Canada, described the Bank's expectation of a 3.8% recovery in real GDP growth in 2010 as "muted".
Finding equilibrium in complex markets
This IMF Working Paper provides a brief overview of the implications of computational complexity for economic modelling.
Kamezaki on the causes of the crisis
Hidetoshi Kamezaki, a member of the Bank of Japan's board, said economies and financial markets are constantly changing due to the expansion of the market economy and globalisation.
King presents gloomy outlook
The Bank of England has revised its forecast for growth in the British down sharply and says the recovery will depend "to a significant extent on developments in the rest of the world where a severe economic downturn has taken hold."
How to measure global inequality
World inequality cannot be measured with the same tools as applied at a national level, says a new research from the Bank of Italy.
Fed still has weapons - Yellen
Janet Yellen, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, says the Fed still has weapons left in its arsenal to address a "severely depressed" economy.