Inflation uncertainty, disagreement and monetary policy: Evidence from the ECB Survey of Professional Forecasters
We analyze the determinants of average individual inflation uncertainty and the cross-sectional variance of point forecasts (“disagreement”) based on data from the European Central Bank's Survey of Professional Forecasters. We empirically confirm the implication from a theoretical variance deco...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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31 May 2016
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Journal of empirical finance
Year: 2016, Volume: 39, Pages: 215-228 |
| ISSN: | 0927-5398 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jempfin.2016.05.001 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jempfin.2016.05.001 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092753981630041X 
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| Author Notes: | Alexander Glas, Matthias Hartmann |
| Summary: | We analyze the determinants of average individual inflation uncertainty and the cross-sectional variance of point forecasts (“disagreement”) based on data from the European Central Bank's Survey of Professional Forecasters. We empirically confirm the implication from a theoretical variance decomposition that disagreement is an incomplete approximation to overall uncertainty. Both measures are associated with macroeconomic conditions and indicators of monetary policy, but the relations differ qualitatively. In particular, average individual inflation uncertainty is higher during periods of expansionary monetary policy, whereas disagreement rises during contractionary periods. This implies that conclusions based on disagreement as a single indicator of ex ante uncertainty are incomplete and potentially misleading. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 18.06.2020 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 0927-5398 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jempfin.2016.05.001 |