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We introduce a new type of incentive contract for central bankers: inflation forecast contracts, which make central … bankers’ remunerations contingent on the precision of their inflation forecasts. We show that such contracts enable central … bankers to influence inflation expectations more effectively, thus facilitating more successful stabilization of current …
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We examine "Forward Guidance Contracts", which make central bankers' utility contingent on the precision of interest-rate forecasts for some time. Such Forward Guidance Contracts are a exible commitment device and can improve economic performance when the economy is stuck in a liquidity trap....
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We introduce a new type of incentive contract for central bankers: inflation forecast contracts, which make central … bankers’ remunerations contingent on the precision of their inflation forecasts. We show that such contracts enable central … bankers to influence inflation expectations more effectively, thus facilitating more successful stabilization of current …
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Collective consumption decisions taken by the members of a household may prove inefficient. The impact on market performance depends on whether household inefficiencies are caused by inefficient net trades with the market or by inefficient distribution of resources within households. Inefficient...
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Collective consumption decisions taken by the members of a household may prove inefficient. The impact of such inefficient household decisions on market performance is investigated. At one extreme, market efficiency can occur even when household decisions are inefficient, namely when household...
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We develop a model that combines competitive exchange of private commodities across endogenously formed groups with public good provision and global collective decisions. There is a tension between local and global collective decisions. In particular, we show that group formation and collective...
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