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imperfect information communicated by a central bank, such communication can inform and improve the public`s decisions and … expectations. But if not, communi-cating imperfect communication has the potential to mislead and distract. The risk that imperfect … communication may detract from the publics understanding should be considered in the context of a central banks communications …
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communication accompanying interest rate meetings. Our proposed method is fast and simple, and relies on a Singular Value … surprises in central bank communication using this type of data and identification provides surprise measures that are … monetary policy literature associates with the information component of monetary policy communication. Our study highlights the …
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to create the perception of opacity. The optimal communication strategy for the central bank is to provide clarity about …
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This paper summarizes the results of a Survey on Monetary policy Communication conducted among central banks in Central … transparency and communication strategies of the central banks. The results of the Survey reveal that today the central banks pay … process. The overall conclusion of the Monetary policy communication Survey is that the communication and the transparency of …
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This paper analyzes the effectiveness of delegation in solving the time inconsistency problem of monetary policy using a microfounded general equilibrium model where delegation and reappointment are explicitly included into the government's strategy. The method of Chari and Kehoe (1990) is...
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This paper estimates the path of inflation persistence in the United States over the last 50 years and draws implications about the evolution of the Federal Reserve's monetary-policy preferences. Standard models of central bank optimization predict that the central bank's preference for output...
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Modern central banks do not only announce the interest rate decision, they also communicate a "story" that explains why they reached the particular decision. When decisions are made by a committee, it could be difficult to find a story that is both consistent with the decision and representative...
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Explanations of why changes in the relative quantities of safe debt seem to affect asset prices often appeal informally to a portfolio balance mechanism. I show how this type of effect can be incorporated in a general class of structural, arbitrage-free asset-pricing models using a numerical...
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A vast literature has emerged using Taylor rules to analyze monetary policy Although very attractive both theoretically and empirically such rules imply a mechanical response by the policy variable to fundamental ones This study looks for empirical evidence of a more sophisticated monetary...
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We develop a New Keynesian model with staggered price and wage setting where downward nominal wage rigidity (DNWR) arises endogenously through the wage bargaining institutions. It is shown that the optimal (discretionary) monetary policy response to changing economic conditions then becomes...
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