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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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Measuring Effective Monetary Policy Conservatism
Berlemann, Michael; Hielscher, Kai - Fächergruppe Volkswirtschaftslehre, Helmut Schmidt … - 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/10005091365
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Beyond Bipolar : A Three-Dimensional Assessment of Monetary Frameworks
Posen, Adam S.; Kuttner, Kenneth N. - 2002
Recently, great attention has been focused on the impact of exchange rate regimes, just as previous empirical research examined central bank autonomy and announced targets for domestic monetary policy. To date, however, these three elements of monetary frameworks have been assessed in isolation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014127477
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Inflation in developing countries : does central bank independence matter?
Sturm, Jan-Egbert; Haan, Jakob de - 2001
We analyse whether central bank independence (CBI) affects inflation in developing countries. For this purpose we have constructed a new data set for the turnover rate (TOR) of central bank governors for a very large sample of countries, which also covers the 1990s. We find that once various...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011399279
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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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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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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/10011545308
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Central Bank Independence and its Effect on Inflation in the ESCWA Countries
Abou Hamia, Mohamad A. - 2011
In this study, we measure the central bank independence for all fourteen ESCWA countries using two indicators: the legal independence and accountability measure (the de jure measure) and the turnover rates of central bank governors (the de facto measure). The entire sample of countries is split...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011984912
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La independencia de los bancos centrales y la inflación: Un análisis empírico
Chiquiar, Daniel; Ibarra-Ramírez, Raúl - 2019
This paper analyzes the relationship between central bank independence and inflation in a panel of 182 countries for the period from 1970 to 2018. To measure the degree of independence, two measures are used, the Garriga (2016) index, constructed from the laws and internal regulations of central...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012616390
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Does social trust speed up reforms? : the case of central-bank independence
Berggren, Niclas; Daunfeldt, Sven-Olov; Hellström, Jörgen - 2015
Many countries have undertaken central-bank independence reforms, but the years of implementation differ. What explains such differences in timing? This is of interest more broadly, as it sheds light on factors that matter for the speed at which economic reforms come about. We study a rich set...
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