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This paper surveys the literature on monetary policy at the zero lower bound on nominal interest rates. Certain crucial insights regarding expectations have been neglected in recent research in this field. Taking this into account, the interactions between demand and supply shocks appear crucial...
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We study the effects of Central Bank transparency on inflation and the output gap. We thus first identify a small … analytical model which concludes that transparency affects the variability of inflation and output and not their average levels … explain however, about 50% of the variability in inflation. The relation between transparency and output volatility is less …
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We study the effects of Central Bank transparency on inflation and the output gap. We thus identify a small analytical … model which concludes that transparency affects the variability of inflation and output and not their average levels. Then … however, about 50% of the variability in inflation. The relation between transparency and output volatility is less clear but …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005101881
Some central banks have a reputation for being secretive. A justification for that behavior thatwe find in the literature is that being transparent about its operations and beliefs hinders the central bank in achieving the best outcome. In other words, a central bank needs flexibility and...
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expectations are important relative to the output gap in determining current inflation, the central bank should be less activist …
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This paper examines whether the clarity of central bank communication about inflation has changed with the economic … environment. We use readability statistics and content analysis to study the clarity of communication on the inflation outlook by … explaining their policies when faced with higher uncertainty or a less favorable inflation outlook. The global financial crisis …
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Recently, it has often been argued that globalization eases the job of central banks as it helps to tame inflation …-Treaty) could or should reduce their efforts in the fight against inflation in favour of supporting the general economic policies of …
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We develop indicators for signs of liquidity shortages and potential financial problems of banks by studying transaction data of the Dutch part of the European real time gross settlement system and collateral management data. The indicators give information on 1) overall liquidity position, 2)...
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This paper addresses two important, but distinct, issues in monetary policy. The first issue concerns regional influences on voting within a monetary policy committee. In a committee that includes representatives from different regions or countries, is there a regional element to the monetary...
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This paper develops a methodology, based on Furfine (1999), to identify unsecured interbank money market loans from transaction data of the most important euro processing payment system, TARGET2, for maturity ranging from one day (overnight) up to three months. The implementation has been...
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