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The role of central bank transparency in a macroeconomic perspective: evidence from a pooled cross-country setting

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  • Emna Trabelsi

    (Institut Supérieur de Gestion de Tunis)

  • Mohamed Ayadi

    (Institut Supérieur de Gestion de Tunis)

Abstract

This paper that has been presented at the 2nd international conference: "Développements récents en économie financière", evaluates the effect of central bank transparency on the level and variability of realized and expected economic performance. Our findings are consistent with the fact that greater transparency lowers inflation expectations and negatively influences the variability of the inflation, GDP growth and the current account as a percentage of GDP, respectively. Thus central bank transparency has produced better overall policy outcomes and reduced the financial market uncertainty. We find also evidence suggesting that greater central bank credibility and governance improve the macroeconomic outcomes. Our results were gathered from a sample of inflation targeting countries for the actual outcomes and then using both inflation and non inflation targeting countries to study the impact on macroeconomic forecasts.

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  • Emna Trabelsi & Mohamed Ayadi, 2010. "The role of central bank transparency in a macroeconomic perspective: evidence from a pooled cross-country setting," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 30(4), pages 1-26.
    • Handle: RePEc:ebl:ecbull:eb-10-00646
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    1. Emna Trabelsi & Walid Hichri, 2013. "Central bank Transparency and Information Dissemination : An experimental Approach," Working Papers 1336, Groupe d'Analyse et de Théorie Economique Lyon St-Étienne (GATE Lyon St-Étienne), Université de Lyon.

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    Keywords

    transparency; inflation targeting; panel data; forecasts;
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    JEL classification:

    • E5 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit
    • C2 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables

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