On the determinants of long-run inflation uncertainty: evidence from a panel of 17 developed economies
Based on a cross section of 17 advanced economies and data for the period 1975 to 2015, we examine how the interaction between monetary policy and macroeconomic conditions affects inflation uncertainty in the long-term. We construct a proxy for the unobservable inflation uncertainty based on the slo...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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2019
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European journal of political economy
Year: 2018, Volume: 56, Issue: 1, Pages: 233-250 |
| ISSN: | 1873-5703 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2018.09.002 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2018.09.002 Verlag, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0176268017303518 
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| Author Notes: | Christian Conrad, Matthias Hartmann |
| Summary: | Based on a cross section of 17 advanced economies and data for the period 1975 to 2015, we examine how the interaction between monetary policy and macroeconomic conditions affects inflation uncertainty in the long-term. We construct a proxy for the unobservable inflation uncertainty based on the slowly evolving long-term variance component of inflation from a Spline-GARCH model (Engle and Rangel, 2008). We show that long-run inflation uncertainty is high if an inflation-tolerant central bank governor is in power during a period of high inflation, if the policy rate is below the one that is prescribed by the Taylor rule and during times of heightened stock and exchange rate volatility. |
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| Item Description: | Available online 19 September 2018 Gesehen am 17.04.2019 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1873-5703 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2018.09.002 |