Browsing Economics (Scholarly Publications) by Author "GERLACH, PETRA"
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Consumption in Ireland: Evidence from the Household Budget Surveys, 1994-95 to 2004-05
GERLACH, PETRA (ESRI, 08/08/2012)This paper analyses consumption in Ireland using household survey data. Studying surveys from 1994-95, 1999-2000 and 2004-05, we find that the median non-mortgage household tended to consume more than disposable income in ... -
Currency intervention and the global portfolio balance effect: Japanese lessons
GERLACH, PETRA (ESRI, 15/10/2012)This paper shows that the Japanese foreign exchange interventions in 2003/04 seem to have lowered long-term interest rates in a wide range of countries, including Japan. It seems that this decline was triggered by the ... -
The effect of unemployment, arrears and negative equity on consumption: Ireland in 2009/10
GERLACH, PETRA (ESRI, 14/05/2013)Since the onset of the financial crisis, income and consumption have fallen sharply in Ireland, particularly for young households. This paper shows that young households are more likely than older ones to be exposed to ... -
Euro area CDS spreads in the crisis: The role of open market operations and contagion
GERLACH, PETRA (ESRI, 07/02/2013)This paper studies euro area CDS spreads during the financial crisis. We examine the impact of the crisis on both commercial banks and sovereigns, and focus on two questions. First, have the ECB?s open market operations ... -
Measuring Credit Constraints for Irish SMEs
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Younger and Older Households in the Crisis
GERLACH, PETRA (ESRI, 13/05/2013)