. This article surveys a rapidly-growing literature on central bank communication with the public. We first discuss why and … how such communication is more challenging than communicating with expert audiences. Then we survey the empirical evidence …

informal communication - including unattributed communication -- plays a central role in monetary policy communication. This … contrasts with the standard communications framework in which communication should be public and on-the-record because it serves … to ensure accountability and policy effectiveness. I lay out possible benefits of using unattributed communication as an …

communication by central banks about their policy decisions, the targets that they seek to achieve through those decisions, and the … central bank's view of the economy's likely future evolution. This paper considers the role of such communication in the …

We introduce FDIF, a measure of Fed communication surprise based on the text of FOMC statements. FDIF measures the …

holders in many countries a significant fraction of income annually. We test whether targeted communication can reduce the … results illustrate that targeted central bank communication such as refinancing reminders could have a larger effect on …

framed in terms of inflation rates than price levels. Central bank communication significantly improves the performance of …