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Central bank independence and conservatism under uncertainty: Substitutes or complements?
Hefeker, Carsten; Zimmer, Blandine - 2010
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. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271489
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Central bank independence and conservatism under uncertainty: Substitutes or complements?
Hefeker, Carsten; Zimmer, Blandine - 2010
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
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Central bank independence and conservatism under uncertainty: Substitutes or complements?
Hefeker, Carsten; Zimmer, Blandine - 2011
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274857
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What bird is that? : central banking and monetary policy in the last forty years
Masciandaro, Donato - 2020
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012210748
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Measuring effective monetary policy conservatism
Berlemann, Michael; Hielscher, Kai - 2009
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010270388
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Federal monetary policy
Hefeker, Carsten - 2001
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011398004
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Is monetary financing inflationary? : a case study of the Canadian economy, 1935 - 75
Ryan-Collins, Josh - 2015
Historically high levels of private and public debt coupled with already very low short-term interest rates appear to limit the options for stimulative monetary policy in many advanced economies today. One option that has not yet been considered is monetary financing by central banks to boost...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011389179
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The helicopter money puzzle : economic and political economy arithmetic
Masciandaro, Donato - 2020
We have helicopter money when there is a lump-sum monetary transfer which produces intended central bank capital losses and/or a permanent monetary base change. This extraordinary monetary policy option appears whenever there is a significant economic crisis. But then the helicopter never flies....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012224069
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Does low inflation pose a risk to economic growth and central banks reputation?
Dąbrowski, Marek - 2020
Inflation in advanced economies is low by historical standards but there is no threat of deflation. Slower economic growth is caused by supply-side constraints rather than low inflation. Below-the-target inflation does not damage the reputation of central banks. Thus, central banks should not...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012230450
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Unconventional monetary policy : between the past and future of monetary economics
Guerini, Mattia; Lamperti, Francesco; Mazzocchetti, Andrea - 2018
In this paper we discuss some of the monetary policy issues that have involved major central banks worldwide since the 2008 financial crisis, and which remain open. We provide an excursus of the unconventional monetary policies adopted by central banks in the last decade, focusing on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011824442