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Few propositions in macroeconomics are less controversial than long-run money neutrality, yet clear and robust empirical support has not been found in time series studies. Bernanke and Mihov (1998) are comparatively successful in this hunt, but their output response to monetary policy shocks...
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The central bank's optimal reaction to foreign and domestic shocks is analyzed in an inflation targeting model allowing … that the interest rate response to foreign shocks is smaller when pass-through is low. Second, the inflation …-through ; exchange rate volatility ; inflation targeting ; monetary policy ; small open economy …
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exchange rate, through Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation targeting is, however, beneficial. Welfare can, moreover, be …-through. -- Exchange rate pass-through ; inflation targeting ; interest rate inertia ; monetary policy ; small open economy …
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reaction to Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rather than to domestic inflation, is welfare enhancing in all pass …-through cases. This result is moreover independent of whether society values domestic or CPI inflation stabilization. The only case … inflation and output, are sub-optimal. -- Exchange rate pass-through ; monetary policy ; simple policy rules ; small open …
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New Keynesian models of monetary policy assign no role to monetary aggregates, in the sense that the level of output, prices, and interest rates can be determined without knowledge of the quantity of money. We evaluate the empirical validity of this prediction by studying the effects of shocks...
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policy analysis. It suggests that the best method of solving the puzzle implies a close connection between theory and …
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Most of the literature on monetary policy delegation assumes that the government can credibly commit to the delegation contract, an assumption criticized by McCallum. This paper provides foundations for the assumption that renegotiating a delegation contract can be costly by illustrating how...
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prices than inflation targeting. -- inflation targeting ; output targeting ; interest rates …
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expectations on the variances of inflation and output, and on whether central banks should make their forecasts public …
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