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Do central banks respond to exchange rate movements? A structural investigation
Lubik, Thomas A.; Schorfheide, Frank - 2003
We estimate a small-scale, structural general equilibrium model of a small open economy using Bayesian methods. Our main focus is the conduct of monetary policy in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the U.K., as measured by nominal interest rate rules. We consider generic Taylor-type rules,...
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Central Bank accountability and transparency: theory and some evidence
Eijffinger, Sylvester C. W.; Hoeberichts, Marco - 2000
The first part of this paper outlines the concept of democratic accountability of central banks, and compares the legal accountability of the ECB with some other central banks (Bank of Canada, Bank of Japan, Bank of England and the Federal Reserve System). In the second part, we present a theory...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010295694
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Monetary policy transparency, public commentary, and market perceptions about monetary policy in Canada
Siklos, Pierre L. - 2000
Die Einführung von Inflationszielen in Kanada im Jahr 1991 verdeutlichte angeblich das Ziel der Geldpolitik, nämlich … können, inwieweit es der Bank von Kanada gelingt, die Inflation stabil auf niedrigem Niveau zu halten. Deshalb liegt die … Frage nahe, ob tatsächlich - wie der Präsident der Zentralbank kürzlich feststellte - ' ... die Erfolge der Bank von Kanada …
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Exchange rate dynamics, expectations, and monetary policy
Chen, Qianying - 2011
This paper re-investigates the implications of monetary policy rules on changes in exchange rate, in a risk-adjusted, uncovered interest parity model with unrestricted parameters, emphasizing the importance of modeling market expectations of monetary policy. I use consensus forecasts as a proxy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010305998
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The Stabilizing Properties of Floating Exchange Rates: Some International Evidence
Bergvall, Anders - 2002
This paper analyzes the stabilizing properties of alternative monetary policy regimes. In practice there is a choice between two broad types of monetary policy regimes: a fixed exchange rate regime or a floating exchange rate regime. In this paper I compare exchange rate targeting with different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321739
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How does monetary policy change? Evidence on inflation targeting countries
Baxa, Jaromír; Horváth, Roman; Vašíček, Bořek - 2010
We examine the evolution of monetary policy rules in a group of inflation targeting countries (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Sweden and the United Kingdom), applying a moment-based estimator in a time-varying parameter model with endogenous regressors. Using this novel flexible framework, our...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010322229
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Risk premium shocks, monetary policy and exchange rate pass-through in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland
Vonnák, Balázs - 2010
This paper investigates the role of monetary policy in a small open economy, where exchange rate shocks are important. VAR models are estimated for the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland. Contemporaneous and sign restrictions are imposed in order to identify the effect of monetary policy and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010322471
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Dancing together at arm’s length? – The interaction of central banks with governments in the G7
Bodea, Cristina; Huemer, Stefan - 2010
Central bank independence is a common feature in advanced economies. Delegation of monetary policy to an independent central bank with a clear mandate for price stability has proven to be successful in keeping a check on inflation and providing a trusted currency. However, it is also a fact that...
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Computing optimal policy in a timeless-perspective: An application to a small-open economy
Juillard, Michel; Pelgrin, Florian - 2007
Since the contribution of Kydland and Prescott (1977), it is well known that the optimal Ramsey policy is time inconsistent. In a series of recent contributions, Woodford (2003) proposes a new methodology to circumvent this problem, namely the timeless perspective solution. However, one main...
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Computing the accuracy of complex non-random sampling methods: The case of the Bank of Canada's Business Outlook Survey
De Munnik, Daniel; Dupuis, David; Illing, Mark - 2009
A number of central banks publish their own business conditions survey based on non-random sampling methods. The results of these surveys influence monetary policy decisions and thus affect expectations in financial markets. To date, however, no one has computed the statistical accuracy of these...
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