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This paper revisits the trade-off between central bank independence and conservatism using a New Keynesian model with … holds. In this case, the optimal combination between independence and conservatism is characterised by complementarity. …
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This paper revisits the trade-of between central bank independence and conservatism using a New Keynesian model with … holds. In this case, the optimal combination between independence and conservatism is characterised by complementarity. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286421
Using a political economy approach, this paper sheds light on how two factors – central bankers' preferences and the central bank's design – progressively assumed a crucial role in the evolution of monetary policy economics in the last four decades. The two factors jointly identify the...
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The paper examines the optimal combination of central bank independence and conservatism in the presence of uncertain … bank's degree of inde-pendence and conservatism so as to minimise society's loss function. We find that the optimal … combination between independence and conservatism is not necessarily characterised by substitutability. When uncertainty about the …
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The aim of this paper is to review the historical development of monetary policy theory since the 1980s using as focal point the nexus among central bank governance, central banker preferences and monetary policy effectiveness. Assuming a positive perspective the review highlights three...
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combinations of central bank independence and conservatism. Most of the existing empirical studies concentrate on measuring legal … or factual central bank independence thereby neglecting the degree of conservatism of the monetary authorities. In this … paper we show how a joint empirical measure of central bank independence and conservatism can be derived from factual …
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What is the optimal institutional structure for an independent central bank? The paper shows when it will be optimal for a country to have a central bank to be organized according to federal, purely national or a combination of both aspects. The analysis is then extended to a supranational...
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Recent crises have cast doubt on the legitimacy of technocratic power, yet its role in global economic governance remains poorly understood. Revisiting the collapse of Bretton Woods, we propose a dynamic theory of global monetary governance to explain how expanding central bank discretion can...
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This paper examines the impact of rising interest rates on central bank profitability. Using a stylized income model, we demonstrate that changes in interest rates in combination with expansive balance sheet policies introduce a cyclical component into the central bank's profit and loss...
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Following the experience of the global financial crisis, central banks have been asked to undertake unprecedented responsibilities. Governments and the public appear to have high expectations that monetary policy can provide solutions to problems that do not necessarily fit in the realm of...
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