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Imperfect Credibility and the Zero Lower Bound on the Nominal Interest Rate
Bodenstein, Martin - 2010
When the nominal interest rate reaches its zero lower bound, credibility is crucial for conducting forward guidance. We determine optimal policy in a New Keynesian model when the central bank has imperfect credibility and cannot set the nominal interest rate below zero. In our model, an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013139934
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Monetary policy surprises, central bank information shocks, and economic activity in a small open economy
Laséen, Stefan - 2020
In this paper I study the effects of monetary policy on economic activity and asset prices in Sweden, separately identifying the effects of a conventional policy change from effects of new information about economic fundamentals. Recent research has shown that high-frequency changes in policy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012309007
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Coronavirus Fears and Macroeconomic Expectations
Binder, Carola - 2020
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 50 basis points on March 3, 2020, in response to concerns about the coronavirus (COVID-19). On March 5 and 6, I conducted an online survey of over 500 U.S. consumers that asked about their attention to, concerns about, and responses to the coronavirus,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012839973
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The credibility of monetary policy announcements : empirical evidence for OECD countries since the 1960s
Belke, Ansgar; Freytag, Andreas; Keil, Jonas; … - 2011
Monetary policy rules have been considered as fundamental protection against inflation. However, empirical evidence for a correlation between rules and inflation is relatively weak. In this paper, we first discuss likely causes for this weak link and present the argument that monetary commitment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009569729
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The credibility of monetary policy announcements : empirical evidence for OECD countries since the 1960s
Belke, Ansgar; Freytag, Andreas; Keil, Jonas; … - 2012
Monetary policy rules have been considered as fundamental protection against inflation. However, empirical evidence for a correlation between rules and inflation is relatively weak. In this paper, we first discuss likely causes for this weak link and present the argument that monetary commitment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009579330
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The credibility of monetary policy announcements : empirical evidence for OECD countries since the 1960s
Belke, Ansgar; Freytag, Andreas; Keil, Jonas; … - 2012
Diese Arbeit untersucht den Einfluss der Glaubwürdigkeit von Geldpolitik auf die Preisstabilität. Eine regelgebundene … Geldpolitik wird häufig als ein wichtiges Instrument zur Erreichung von Preisstabilität angesehen. In empirischen Studien ist der … Zusammenhang zwischen einer regelgebundenen Geldpolitik und der Inflation jedoch häufig nur relativ schwach ausgeprägt. In der …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009580097
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The Credibility of Monetary Policy Announcements – Empirical Evidence for OECD Countries Since the 1960s
Belke, Ansgar Hubertus - 2012
Monetary policy rules have been considered as fundamental protection against inflation. However, empirical evidence for a correlation between rules and inflation is relatively weak. In this paper, we first discuss likely causes for this weak link and present the argument that monetary commitment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013102702
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The Credibility of Monetary Policy Announcements : Empirical Evidence for OECD Countries Since the 1960s
Belke, Ansgar Hubertus - 2012
Monetary policy rules have been considered as fundamental protection against inflation. However, empirical evidence for a correlation between rules and inflation is relatively weak. In this paper, we first discuss likely causes for this weak link and present the argument that monetary commitment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013103579
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Effects of State-Dependent Forward Guidance, Large-Scale Asset Purchases and Fiscal Stimulus in a Low-Interest-Rate Environment
Coenen, Günter - 2020
We study the incidence and severity of lower-bound episodes and the efficacy of three types of state-dependent policies—forward guidance about the future path of interest rates, large-scale asset purchases and spending-based fiscal stimulus—in ameliorating the adverse consequences stemming...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012844862
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Inflation News and Euro Area Inflation Expectations
Garcia, Juan A. - 2019
Do euro area inflation expectations remain well-anchored? This paper finds that the protractedperiod of low (and below-target) inflation in the euro area since 2013 has weakened theiranchoring. Testing their sensitivity to inflation and macroeconomic news, this paper expandsexisting results in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012892921