Modern theory has delivered both the conservative central banker and the principal-agent approaches as rationales for …

credibility). We then use panel VARs based on both factor models and observed data to ascertain the impact of global shocks …, financial shocks, trade shocks and credibility shocks on the EMEs versus the AEs … credibility in EMEs was more fragile than was the case for the AEs in the face of the global shocks (from the US) than was the …

This paper studies the effectiveness of forward guidance when central banks have imperfect credibility. Exploiting … expectations. In our model, the key parameter that aggregates heterogeneous expectations captures the central bank's credibility …, and other major advanced economies have similar levels of credibility (albeit far from full credibility); however, Japan …

Central bank credibility plays a pivotal role in much of the modern literature on monetary policy, yet it is difficult … important issues: why credibility matters, and how credibility can be built. The central bankers' answers are compared with the …

governors suffer from a generic credibility problem. Federal Reserve chairman appointments stand out in terms of their unusually …