This paper studies the social value of information about the future when agents are rationally inattentive. In a stylized OLG model of inflation the central bank (CB) can set money supply in response to the current price. The CB has perfect foresight about the future T shocks and releases this...

On 24-25 June 2010, the BIS held its Ninth Annual Conference, on "The future of central banking under post-crisis mandates" in Lucerne, Switzerland. The event brought together senior representatives of central banks and academic institutions who exchanged views on this topic. This volume...

This paper analyzes the institutional framework of the Federal Reserve System. Contrary to claims that the Fed is dominated solely by private interests or by political considerations, I argue that it is a mixture of both because the Board of Governors is a government agency while the district...

This paper presents the results of a comprehensive survey conducted with 27 European Union (EU) central banks concerning their involvement in ensuring financial stability. The paper also introduces a novel methodology ("Financial Stability Engagement index") to measure central bank involvement...

Digital money is a logical step in a process of continuous technological advancement in payment systems. In response, central banks are reviewing their conduct of monetary operations in light of the new shape of financial markets and systems. The impact of digital money will depend on the type...

In its strategic review, the European Central Bank has made the integration of climate change one of its priorities for the coming years. Using textual analysis methods, we study how this topic has appeared and evolved in the speeches of the ECB's Executive Board members since 1997. After two...

While knowing there is a financial distress "when you see it" might be true, it is not particularly helpful. Indeed, central banks have an interest in understanding more systematically how their communication affects the markets, not least in order to avoid unnecessary volatility; the markets...

Using the recursive unit root test by Phillips et al. (2011) we show that the Target balances of the German Bundesbank have been explosive from the beginning of 2009 to the beginning of 2013. By implementing a full-allotment policy and reducing the required minimum quality of collaterals in...

Before the global financial crisis, the assistance of a lender of last resort was traditionally thought to be limited to commercial banks. During the crisis, however, the Federal Reserve created a number of facilities to support brokers and dealers, money market mutual funds, the commercial...

While monetary policy decisions are mainly taken by Committees (as is the case for the ECB, or for the Federal Reserve), the literature largely stands on the ...ction of a single central banker, be it (or not) a conservative one. The purpose here is to consider explicitly the plural dimension of...