-rate peg and price-level targeting. We conduct this quantitative comparison in an empirical macroeconometric model of Japan …

interest rates as experienced in Japan since the mid-1990s. Our analysis is based on an estimated model of Japan, the United … impact of the zero bound on the effectiveness of interest rate policy in Japan in terms of stabilizing output and inflation …

may even cause an initial contraction. Zero-bound effects may lead the central bank to abstain from interest rate hikes …

the possibility of persistent central bank misperceptions. Such misperceptions motivate the search for policies that … significant cross-check with monetary information, when the New-Keynesian model is the central bank’s preferred model. The cross …-check is shown to be effective in offsetting persistent deviations of inflation due to central bank misperceptions. …

the possibility of persistent central bank misperceptions. Such misperceptions motivate the search for policies that … significant cross-check with monetary information, when the New-Keynesian model is the central bank's preferred model. The cross …-check is shown to be effective in offsetting persistent deviations of inflation due to central bank misperceptions. - Monetary …