Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/19070
Year of Publication: 
2005
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 1606
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
There is a wide consensus that the existence of structural rigidities in the Eurozone reduces the effectiveness of the ECB's monetary policies. In order to test this ?ECB-handicap? hypothesis, we perform a meta-analysis of the effects of monetary policies in the US and the Eurozone countries. This consists in collecting the estimated transmission coefficients obtained from published econometric studies. Meta-analysis then allows us to control for a number of factors that can affect these estimated coefficients. We conclude that there is no evidence for the hypothesis that the ECB is handicapped in using monetary policies for the purpose of stabilizing output compared to the US.
JEL: 
E58
E50
E52
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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