Establishing a Hawkish Reputation: Interest Rate Setting by Newly Appointed Central Bank Governors

In this paper, we explore the interest rate setting behavior of newly appointed central bank governors. We use the Kuttner and Posen (2010) sample, which covers 15 OECD countries, and estimate an augmented Taylor (1993) rule for the period 1974–2008. We find, first, that newly appointed governors fi...

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發表在:MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics (Band 46-2012)
主要作者: Neuenkirch, Matthias
格式: Arbeit
語言:英语
出版: Philipps-Universität Marburg 2012
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總結:In this paper, we explore the interest rate setting behavior of newly appointed central bank governors. We use the Kuttner and Posen (2010) sample, which covers 15 OECD countries, and estimate an augmented Taylor (1993) rule for the period 1974–2008. We find, first, that newly appointed governors fight inflation more aggressively during the first four to eight quarters of their tenure in an effort to establish a reputation for being inflation averse. Second, we find a significantly stronger reaction to inflation by newly appointed governors working within monetary policy frameworks comprised of an at least partly independent central bank and an explicit nominal anchor.
ISSN:1867-3678
DOI:10.17192/es2024.0159