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In this paper, we study how central bank transparency influences the formation of money market expectations in emerging … markets. The sample covers 25 countries for the period from January 1998 to December 2009. We find, first, that transparency …. Second, an intermediate level of transparency is found to have the most favorable influence on money market expectations …
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We analyze the influence of US monetary policy on commodity price volatility. Expected target rate changes and communications decrease volatility, whereas target rate surprises and unorthodox measures increase it. The “calming” effect of communication is reduced during the financial crisis.
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In this paper we systematically evaluate how central banks respond to deviations from the inflation target. We present a stylized New Keynesian model in which agents' inflation expectations are sensitive to deviations from the inflation target. To (re-) establish credibility, monetary policy...
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In this paper, we analyze the determinants of US monetary policy stance as expressed in speeches by Federal Reserve (Fed) officials over the period January 1998–September 2009. Econometrically, we use a probit model with regional and national macroeconomic variables to explain the content of...
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In this paper, we study the influence of central bank transparency and informal central bank communication on the …, first, that transparency reduces the bias in money market expectations and dampens their variation. Second, informal … the Eijffinger and Geraats (2006) transparency index lead to a smaller bias in expectations (in particular, evaluation of …
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In this paper, we test whether public preferences for price stability (obtained from the Eurobarometer survey) were actually reflected in the interest rates set by eight central banks. We estimate augmented Taylor (1993) rules for the period 1976Q2–1994Q1 using the dynamic GMM estimator. We...
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