Showing 1 - 10 of 407
interest rates by critically surveying theories about (a) optimal anticipated inflation, (b) optimal unanticipated inflation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012481961
We present a simple long-run aggregate demand and supply framework for evaluating long-run inflation. The framework …-run inflation as well as transitions between steady states. We use the analysis to provide a fresh perspective on the forces that … drove global inflation downward over the past four decades. We argue that for inflation to remain low and stable in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014528348
shows not only that greater independence is associated with lower inflation, but also that the central bank's rights not to … finance the government and to set interest rates independently increase its effectiveness. The role of inflation targeting and … the distinction between price level and inflation targeting are also analyzed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012473825
Because of secrecy, little is known about the political economy of central bank lending. Utilizing a novel, hand-collected historical daily dataset on loans to commercial banks, we analyze how personal connections matter for lending of last resort, highlighting the importance of governance for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013537763
Singapore entered the COVID-19 pandemic with sizable policy space and robust economic policy frameworks, yet facing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012604417
On June 20, 2018, the Executive Board approved the largest stand-by arrangement in the Fund's history, in support of Argentina's 2018-21 economic program. After an augmentation in October 2018, access under the arrangement amounted to USD 57 billion (1,227 percent of Argentina's IMF quota). The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013169527
solutions such as the conservative central banker and optimal inflation contracts. Our theoretical model also shows how an … inflation targeting range should be set and how it should respond to changes in the nature of shocks to the economy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012466281
In the spring of 2013 the Bank of Japan introduced a state-of-the-art monetary policy which included among other things … inflation targeting and aggressive use of forward guidance. In contrast to the predictions of conventional macroeconomic theory … I sketch a model meant to capture the challenge of reflation in Japan. As in recent literature I attempt to mute the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012454975
their role in influencing the credibility of the monetary authority. We focus on measures of inflation expectations, the … mean reversion properties of inflation, and indicators of exchange rate risk. In addition we place some emphasis on whether …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012457842
the adoption of inflation targeting. However, the recent financial crisis and the call for central banks to focus more on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012457973