In the light of the research which proves that inflation expectations cannot be fully explained by inflation itself, a question about the possible drivers of expectations arises. In this paper, we look for such drivers with the use of the cointegration analysis. We assume that some economic...

Can monetary policy stimulate consumption through inflation expectations? We study how US consumers revise inflation expectations and planned consumption in response to monetary policy shocks using VAR models, where we identify exogenous policy shocks with interest rate surprises around FOMC...