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effectiveness may moderate in graying societies. It then uses Bayesian estimation techniques for the U.S., Canada, Japan, U.K., and … Germany to confirm a weakening of monetary policy effectiveness over time with regards to unemployment and inflation. After … impact on the economy—given better anchored inflation expectations and inflation being less responsive to variation in …
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sub-Saharan African countries on the relative importance of fiscal and monetary determinants of inflation. Based on the … dynamic response of inflation to different shocks, including nominal public debt, results show that a number of SSA countries …
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particular inflation. The paper's major finding is that there indeed is a negative relationship between central bank financial … strength and inflation outcomes. This relationship appears to be robust to the choice of alternative country samples, control …
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The financial health of central banks and its relation to policy outcomes has recently been recognized as an important policy issue. While case study evidence clearly indicates that weak central bank finances can hamper effective policy implementation, the question of whether central bank...
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Since the start of the 2008 - 09 financial crisis, the Polish Overnight Index Average (POLONIA) has persistently been below the policy rate, suggesting a limited influence of the NBP's open market operations on the short-term interbank rate. In this regard, this paper analyzes the behavior of...
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inflation, importantly including a higher cost of a crisis when the economy is weaker. For existing empirical estimates, costs …
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This is the fourth chapter of a forthcoming monograph entitled ""On Implementing Full-Fledged Inflation- Targeting … accountability in an inflation-targeting regime. It first looks at the factors behind the move to increased transparency in recent …
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This paper provides an overview of inflation targeting frameworks and macroeconomic performance under inflation … targeting. Inflation targeting frameworks are generally quite similar across countries, and a broad consensus has developed in … favor of ""flexible"" inflation targeting. The evidence shows that, although inflation target ranges are missed frequently …
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The paper reviews the policy response of major central banks during the 2007-08 financial market turbulence and suggests that there is scope for convergence among central bank operational frameworks through the adoption of those elements that proved most instrumental in calming markets. These...
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