Policymakers often use the output gap, a noisy signal of economic activity, as a guide for setting monetary policy. Noise in the data argues for policy caution. At the same time, the zero bound on nominal interest rates constrains the central bank's ability to stimulate the economy during...

Friedrich August von Hayek in his early papers criticized price-level stabilization as an optimal monetary policy. In the Hayek theory, attempts to stabilize the price level in an economy with increasing natural output may initiate business cycle. The trigger lies in monetary accommodation that...

Although literature acknowledges the nonlinearity in monetary policy behaviour of central banks, the appropriateness of the models used to capture the nonlinearity remains questionable. Moreover, the paucity of research on nonlinear monetary policy rules in the context of Africa and Ghana in...

Since their inception in 2013, inter partes review proceedings have steadily gained in popularity, killing patents at an astounding rate. It is no wonder that defendants flee to the PTAB when staring down costly patent infringement suits in district court. But IPR institution is not a right; it...

In this paper, we analyze optimal monetary policy rules in a model of the euro area, namely the ECB's Area Wide Model, which embodies a high degree of intrinsic persistence and a limited role for forward-looking expectations. These features allow us, in large measure, to differentiate our...

This article compares two types of monetary policy rules - the Taylor-Rule and the Orphanides-Rule - with respect to their forecasting properties for the policy rates of the European Central Bank. In this respect the basic rules, results from estimated models and augmented rules are compared....

This article compares two types of monetary policy rules - the Taylor-Rule and the Orphanides-Rule - with respect to their forecasting properties for the policy rates of the European Central Bank. In this respect the basic rules, results from estimated models and augmented rules are compared....