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Central bank transparency and market reaction in Brazil, Chile, and Colombia

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  • Rai, Anoop
  • Rojer, Guido
  • Susanna, Edirel

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Central banks of Brazil, Chile, and Colombia in the late 1990s pledged transparency in their monetary policy decisions. Univariate tests show improvements in the forecasts of monetary policy actions in Brazil and Colombia but not in Chile. Multivariate tests examining the response of market interest rates to central bank announcements show transparency efforts lowered monetary policy news and macroeconomic news in Brazil and only partially in Chile and Colombia. Transparency efforts are effective when accuracy of forecasts improves and variability is reduced. Finally, both short- and long-term rates are shown to be impacted by monetary policy news and macroeconomic news.

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  • Rai, Anoop & Rojer, Guido & Susanna, Edirel, 2021. "Central bank transparency and market reaction in Brazil, Chile, and Colombia," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, Elsevier, vol. 30(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:beexfi:v:30:y:2021:i:c:s2214635021000198
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jbef.2021.100475
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    Keywords

    Central bank announcements; Monetary policy; Transparency; Interest rates;
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    JEL classification:

    • E43 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects
    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
    • E58 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Central Banks and Their Policies
    • G15 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - International Financial Markets

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