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Monetary policy and learning in an open economy

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  • Ellison, Martin
  • Sarno, Lucio
  • Vilmunen, Jouko

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In this paper, we examine the incentives for central bank activism and caution in a two-country open-economy model with uncertainty and learning.We find that the presence of a strategic interaction between the home and foreign central banks creates an additional motivation for caution in monetary policy.An activist policy designed to help the learning of the home central bank is suboptimal since it generates a strong reaction from the foreign central bank.As joint learning by the home and foreign central banks is shown to be detrimental to welfare, the optimal policy is cautious.

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  • Ellison, Martin & Sarno, Lucio & Vilmunen, Jouko, 2004. "Monetary policy and learning in an open economy," Bank of Finland Research Discussion Papers 3/2004, Bank of Finland.
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:bofrdp:rdp2004_003
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    JEL classification:

    • D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
    • D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
    • 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
    • F41 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Open Economy Macroeconomics

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