Fundamental uncertainty and unconventional monetary policy: an info-gap approach

"This paper applies the info-gap approach to the unconventional monetary policy of the Eurosystem and so takes into account the fundamental uncertainty on inflation shocks and the transmission mechanism. The outcomes show that a more demanding monetary strategy, in terms of lower tolerance for...

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Main Authors: Ben-haim, Yakov, Demertzis, Maria, Van den End, Jan Willem
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Brussels 2017
Bruegel
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-699812441709-Fundamental-uncertainty-and-un.htm
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author Ben-haim, Yakov
Demertzis, Maria
Van den End, Jan Willem
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Demertzis, Maria
Van den End, Jan Willem
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description "This paper applies the info-gap approach to the unconventional monetary policy of the Eurosystem and so takes into account the fundamental uncertainty on inflation shocks and the transmission mechanism. The outcomes show that a more demanding monetary strategy, in terms of lower tolerance for output and inflation gaps, entails less robustness against uncertainty, particularly if financial variables are taken into account. Augmenting the Taylor rule with a financial variable leads to a smaller loss of robustness than taking into account the effect of financial imbalances on the economy. However, in some situations, the augmented model is more robust than the baseline model. A conclusion from our framework is that including financial imbalances in the monetary policy objective does not necessarily increase policy robustness, and may even decrease it."
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Bruegel
spellingShingle Ben-haim, Yakov
Demertzis, Maria
Van den End, Jan Willem
inflation
monetary policy
financial system
Fundamental uncertainty and unconventional monetary policy: an info-gap approach
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title Fundamental uncertainty and unconventional monetary policy: an info-gap approach
topic inflation
monetary policy
financial system
url https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-699812441709-Fundamental-uncertainty-and-un.htm