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Optimal Conservatism and Collective Monetary Policymaking Under Uncertainty
Hefeker, Carsten - 2014
We study how the optimal degree of conservatism relates to decision-making procedures in a Monetary Policy Committee … (MPC). In our framework, central bank conservatism is required to attenuate the volatility of monetary decisions generated … by the presence of uncertainty about the committee members' output objective. We show how this need for conservatism …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013047346
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Central Bank Independence and Conservatism under Uncertainty: Substitutes or Complements?
Hefeker, Carsten; Zimmer, Blandine - CESifo - 2011
The paper examines the optimal combination of central bank independence and conservatism in the presence of uncertain … bank's degree of inde-pendence and conservatism so as to minimise society's loss function. We find that the optimal … combination between independence and conservatism is not necessarily characterised by substitutability. When uncertainty about the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008833933
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Political Pressures and Monetary Mystique
Geraats, Petra M. - 2021
Central bank independence and transparency have become best practice in monetary policy. This paper cautions that transparency about economic information may not be beneficial in the absence of central bank independence. The reason is that it reduces monetary uncertainty, which could make the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013317033
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Central Bank Independence and Conservatism Under Uncertainty : Substitutes or Complements?
Hefeker, Carsten - 2013
The paper examines the optimal combination of central bank independence and conservatism in the presence of uncertain … bank's degree of inde-pendence and conservatism so as to minimise society's loss function. We find that the optimal … combination between independence and conservatism is not necessarily characterised by substitutability. When uncertainty about the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013093869
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Uncertainty and Fiscal Policy in an Asymmetric Monetary Union
Hefeker, Carsten; Zimmer, Blandine - CESifo - 2008
The paper examines the monetary-fiscal interactions in a monetary union model with uncertainty due to imperfect central bank transparency. We first show that monetary uncertainty disciplines fiscal policymakers and thereby reduces taxes, average inflation and output distortions. However, as more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005013047
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International Inflation Spillovers Through Input Linkages
Auer, Raphael - 2017
We document that observed international input-output linkages contribute substantially to synchronizing producer price inflation (PPI) across countries. Using a multi-country, industry-level dataset that combines information on PPI and exchange rates with international and domestic input-output...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012958731
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Emu Enlargement, Policy Uncertainty and Economic Reforms
Hefeker, Carsten - 2021
The paper analyzes the relation between monetary uncertainty and government incentives to implement economic reforms that reduce structural distortions and make economies more flexible. It is shown that uncertainty about the central bank's reaction function leads to more reforms. I relate this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013317517
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Optimal Conservatism and Collective Monetary Policymaking under Uncertainty
Hefeker, Carsten; Zimmer, Blandine - CESifo - 2014
We study how the optimal degree of conservatism relates to decision-making procedures in a Monetary Policy Committee … (MPC). In our framework, central bank conservatism is required to attenuate the volatility of monetary decisions generated … by the presence of uncertainty about the committee members’ output objective. We show how this need for conservatism …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010888452
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Inflation Targets Versus International Monetary Integration - A Canadian Perspective
Laidler, David - CESifo - 2002
The debate about Canadian-U.S. monetary integration is surveyed. The choice is among overall monetary orders,rather than exchange rate regimes and questions of policy credibility and political accountability are crucial. Canada’s recent economic performance under inflation targets, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005406116
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The Effect of Monetary Unification on Public Debt and its Real Return
Beetsma, Roel; Vermeylen, Koen - CESifo - 2005
We explore the implications of monetary unification for real interest rates and (relative) public debt levels. The adoption of a common monetary policy renders the risk-return characteristics of the participating countries more similar, so that the substitutability of their public debt increases...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005416489