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Deconstructing the Art of Central Banking
Author: Mr. Tamim Bayoumi and Ms. Silvia Sgherri
Series:
IMF Working Papers
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2004: Issue 195
Language:
English
Publication Date:
01 Oct 2004
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451859942.001
ISBN:
9781451859942
ISSN:
1018-5941
Pages:
36
Keywords:
WP; inflation inertia; monetary policy; inflation; rational expectation models; inflation volatility; reaction function; inflation uncertainty; inflation dynamics; monetary policy uncertainty; Output gap; Estimation techniques; Real interest rates
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This paper proposes a markedly different transmission mechanism from monetary policy to the macroeconomy, focusing on how policy changes nominal inertia in the Phillips curve. Using recent theoretical developments, we examine the properties of a small, estimated U.S. monetary model distinguishing four monetary regimes employed since the late 1950s. We find that changes in monetary policy are linked to shifts in nominal inertia, and that these improvements in supply-side flexibility are indeed the main channel through which monetary policy lowers the volatility of inflation and, even more importantly, output.
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IMF Working Papers
ISSN:
1018-5941
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