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Central bank independence in New Zealand : public knowledge about and attitude towards the policy target agreement
Hayo, Bernd; Neumeier, Florian - 2018 - This version: 2 October 2018
Employing unique representative survey data from New Zealand collected in 2016, we study public knowledge about and attitude towards a specific monetary policy institution, the Policy Target Agreement (PTA). The PTA contains the inflation target for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ). First,...
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Central bank independence and conservatism under uncertainty : substitutes or complements?
Hefeker, Carsten; Zimmer, Blandine - 2010
This paper revisits the trade-of between central bank independence and conservatism using a New Keynesian model with … holds. In this case, the optimal combination between independence and conservatism is characterised by complementarity …. -- Central bank independence ; Conservatism ; Transparency of monetary policy …
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Stable money and central bank independence : implementing monetary institutions in postwar Germany
Hefeker, Carsten - 2019
Germany prides itself in having one of the most successful central banks and currencies with respect to independence and stability. I show that not only were both imposed on the country after 1945 but that there was also initial resistance to both among German experts and officials. This was...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012104198
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Assessing spill-over effects of US monetary policy and macroeconomic announcements on financial markets in Argentina
Hayo, Bernd; Neuenkirch, Matthias - 2008
We study the effects of U.S. monetary policy and macroeconomic announcements on Argentine money, stock and foreign exchange markets’ returns and volatility over the period 1998 to 2006 using a GARCH model. Firstly, we show that both types of news have a significant impact on all markets....
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The Taylor rule and financial stability : a literature review with application for the eurozone
Käfer, Benjamin - 2014
The question of whether central banks should bear responsibility for financial stability is still unan-swered. Regarding interest rate implementation, it is thus not clear if and how the Taylor rule should be augmented by an additional financial stability term. This paper reviews the normative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010344311
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Does FOMC communication help predicting federal funds target rate changes?
Hayo, Bernd; Neuenkirch, Matthias - 2009
We explain changes in the federal funds target rate using macroeconomic variables and Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) communication indicators. Econometrically, we employ an ordered probit model of a Taylor rule to predict 75 target rate decisions between 1998 and 2006. We find, first, that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003852257
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Bank of Canada communication and the predictability of Canadian monetary policy
Hayo, Bernd; Neuenkirch, Matthias - 2009
We explain changes in the Canadian target rate using macroeconomic variables and Bank of Canada (BOC) communication indicators. Econometrically, we employ an ordered probit model of a Taylor rule to predict 60 target rate decisions between 1998 and 2006. We find that BOC communication is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003889007
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Managing financial market expectations : the role of central bank transparency and central bank communication
Neuenkirch, Matthias - 2010
In this paper, we study the influence of central bank transparency and informal central bank communication on the money market adjustment process between two interest rate decisions. The sample covers nine major central banks for the period from January 1999 to July 2007. We find, first, that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008695544
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Explaining ECB and Fed interest rate correlation : economic interdependence and optimal monetary policy
Mandler, Martin - 2010
This paper studies whether the observed high correlation between monetary policy in the U.S. and the Euro area can be explained by economic fundamentals, i.e. by macroeconomic interdependence between the two regions. We show that an optimal monetary policy reaction function for the ECB that...
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Communication matters : US monetary policy and commodity price volatility
Hayo, Bernd; Kutan, Ali Mustafa; Neuenkirch, Matthias - 2011 - This version: March 4, 2011
Using a GARCH model, we analyze the influence of U.S. monetary policy action and communication on the price volatility of commodities for the period 1998-2009. We find, first, that U.S. monetary policy events have an economically significant impact on price volatility. Second, expected target...
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