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The credibility of the ECB's inflation target in times of Corona : new evidence from an online survey
Coleman, Winnie; Nautz, Dieter - 2020 - This version: June 8, 2020
Evidence on the credibility of a central bank's inflation target typically refers to the anchoring of survey …-varying credibility of the inflation target. Our results indicate that credibility has significantly decreased in our sample period … below 2% for several years, credibility has declined mainly because Germans increasingly expect that inflation will be much …
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Inflation target credibility in times of high inflation
Coleman, Winnie; Nautz, Dieter - 2022
We use a representative online survey to investigate the inflation expectations of German consumers and the credibility … of the ECB's inflation target during the recent high inflation period. We find that credibility has trended downwards …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013285915
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Inflation expectations, inflation target credibility and the COVID-19 pandemic : new evidence from Germany
Coleman, Winnie; Nautz, Dieter - 2021
citizens in January 2019 that is designed to measure long-term inflation expectations and the credibility of the inflation … target. Our results indicate that credibility has decreased in our sample period, particularly in the course of the deep … several years, credibility has declined mainly because Germans increasingly expect that inflation will be much higher than 2 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012590362
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Is globalization the root cause of declining inflation?
Hukkinen, Juhana; Virén, Matti E. E. - 2022
This paper examines the reasons for the declining path of inflation since the 1970s. In particular, it focusses on the role of globalization - covering both changes in the global market structure and technical and structural developments in trade and production. In addition, the paper deals with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014551656
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Central bank communication and the perception of monetary policy by financial market experts
Schmidt, Sandra; Nautz, Dieter - 2010
This paper investigates why financial market experts misperceive the interest rate policy of the European Central Bank (ECB). Assuming a Taylor-rule-type reaction function of the ECB, we use qualitative survey data on expectations about the future interest rate, inflation, and output to discover...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008796249
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Do financial markets react to Bank of England communication?
Reeves, Rachel (contributor); Sawicki, Michael (contributor) - 2005
perceived credibility. Since the 1990s central banks have placed more emphasis on clear communications and transparency as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003384156
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Monetary transmission right from the start : the (dis)connection netween the money market and the ECB’s main refinancing rates
Abbassi, Puriya; Nautz, Dieter - 2010
The relation between the ECB's main refinancing (MRO) rates and the money market is key for the monetary transmission process in the euro area. This paper investigates how money market rates respond to the new information revealed by MRO auctions. Our results confirm a stabilizing level...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003962841
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Distributional consequences of asset price inflation in the euro area
Adam, Klaus; Tzamourani, Panagiota - 2015
We study the distributional consequences of housing price, bond price and equity price increases for Euro Area households using data from the Household Finance and Consumption Survey (HFCS). The capital gains from bond price and equity price increases turn out to be concentrated among relatively...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011316626
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The effectiveness of monetary policy in steering money market rates during the financial crisis
Abbassi, Puriya; Linzert, Tobias - 2012
The financial crisis has deeply affected money markets and thus, potentially, the proper functioning of the interest rate channel of monetary policy transmission. Therefore, we analyze the effectiveness of monetary policy in steering euro area money market rates looking at, first, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009564491
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Monetary policy, firm exit and productivity
Hartwig, Benny; Lieberknecht, Philipp - 2020
We analyze the influence of monetary policy on firms’ extensive margin and productivity. Our empirical evidence for the U.S. based on a macro-financial SVAR suggests that expansionary monetary policy shocks stimulate corporate profits, reduce firm exit and increase firm entry. In the medium...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012322407