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Monthly Report No. 09/2020

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  • Vasily Astrov

    (The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, wiiw)

  • Doris Hanzl-Weiss

    (The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, wiiw)

  • Leon Podkaminer

    (The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, wiiw)

  • Josef Pöschl

Abstract

Chart of the month Network readiness index in CESEE by Doris Hanzl-Weiss Opinion Corner Will monetary stimulus in response to the COVID-19 pandemic yield the desired results? by Josef Pöschl and Vasily Astrov Massive monetary stimulus is being used to offset the negative economic effects of the COVID-19 induced lockdowns. While it has prevented the collapse of the financial markets, it is unlikely either to fuel inflation or to boost GDP growth. The latter mainly depends on fiscal measures. Public debt and inflation by Leon Podkaminer Granger non-causality tests applied to data for a large set of countries indicate that the public debt/GDP ratio is generally a poor 'leading indicator' for the price level, while the growth rate of the public debt/GDP ratio is generally a poor 'leading indicator' for the inflation rate. Moreover, in a few cases the rising public debt/GDP ratio appears to have depressed inflation. The widespread conviction that expanding public debt must sooner or later lead to higher inflation is empirically unfounded. Deregulation of European railways Caution required by Vasily Astrov and Doris Hanzl-Weiss In 1991, the European Commission initiated the gradual deregulation of the railway sector, with the aim of making it more efficient and less dependent on government subsidies. However, the results of the deregulation of rail passenger services so far have been at best mixed. A sustainable reduction in subsidies has proved largely elusive, while competitive markets in rail passenger transportation have been confined to lucrative routes with high passenger turnover. Monthly and quarterly statistics for Central, East and Southeast Europe

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  • Vasily Astrov & Doris Hanzl-Weiss & Leon Podkaminer & Josef Pöschl, 2020. "Monthly Report No. 09/2020," wiiw Monthly Reports 2020-09, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, wiiw.
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