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Monetary Policy under Uncertainty about the Nature of Asset-Price Shocks

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  • David L. Haugh

    (Economics Department, OECD, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, ANU)

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The effects of an asset-price movement on inflation and output depend on whether that movement is fundamental or not. However, central banks cannot observe this. This paper examines the issue of how central banks should respond to asset prices given this constraint. Using a modified version of the Gruen, Plumb, and Stone (2005) model, this paper finds it is better to adopt a three-standard-deviation threshold rule for deciding whether to include asset prices in output-gap and inflation forecasts and monetary policy than to ignore asset prices altogether.

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  • David L. Haugh, 2008. "Monetary Policy under Uncertainty about the Nature of Asset-Price Shocks," International Journal of Central Banking, International Journal of Central Banking, vol. 4(4), pages 39-83, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ijc:ijcjou:y:2008:q:4:a:2
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    JEL classification:

    • E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
    • E60 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - General

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