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Credible enough? Forward guidance and per-ceived National Bank of Poland’s policy rule

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  • Pawel Baranowski

    (Faculty of Economics and Sociology, University of Lodz)

  • Pawel Gajewski

    (Faculty of Economics and Sociology, University of Lodz)

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Credible forward guidance should reduce the perceived impact of macroeconomic variables on the interest rate. Using a micro-level dataset we test the perception of monetary policy in Poland among professional forecasters and find evidence for forward guidance credibility.

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  • Pawel Baranowski & Pawel Gajewski, 2015. "Credible enough? Forward guidance and per-ceived National Bank of Poland’s policy rule," Lodz Economics Working Papers 2/2015, University of Lodz, Faculty of Economics and Sociology.
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    Keywords

    minimum wages; survey data; forward guidance; Taylor rule; expectations.;
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    JEL classification:

    • E44 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy
    • 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

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