expectations. This paper analyses empirically whether enhanced central bank transparency lowers dispersion among professional … forecasters of key economic variables, using a large set of proxies for central bank transparency in 12 advanced economies. It … finds evidence for a significant and sizeable effect of central bank transparency on forecast dispersion, be it by means of …

Transparency has become one of the main features of monetary policymaking during the last decade. This paper … establishes some stylized facts. In addition, it provides a systematic overview of the practice of monetary policy transparency … framework, including inflation targeting. Nevertheless, the paper finds significant differences in transparency across monetary …

Transparency has become a prominent feature of monetary policy. This paper provides an overview of central bank … communication practices and is the first to systematically analyze transparency trends throughout the world and across monetary … inflation and economic development have undergone larger increases in transparency. Moreover, it shows that greater transparency …

signaling incentives under opacity. Our model may also explain the recent trend towards more transparency in monetary policy. …

This paper reports the results of a survey among private sector economists about credibility and transparency of …

For some time now the buzzword 'transparency' has been bandied about in the media almost daily. For example, calls were … made for greater transparency in the financial system in connection with developments in the Asian financial markets. But … the call for greater transparency goes far beyond the financial markets. It is now regarded as a necessary part of "good …

There has been a remarkable rise in the transparency of monetary policy during the last two decades. This paper …. Furthermore, it reviews the theoretical literature on monetary policy transparency and relevant empirical findings. The focus is …