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How severe is the time-inconsistency problem in monetary policy?

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Stefania Albanesi
V. V. Chari
Lawrence J. Christiano

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This study analyzes two monetary economies, a cash-credit good model and a limited-participation model. In these models, monetary policy is made by a benevolent policymaker who cannot commit to future policies. The study defines and analyzes Markov equilibrium in these economies and shows that there is no time-inconsistency problem for a wide range of parameter values.

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Article provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis in its journal Quarterly Review.

Volume (Year): (2003)
Issue (Month): Sum ()
Pages: 17-33
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Keywords: Monetary policy ; Inflation (Finance) ; Money supply;

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  2. Andrew Atkeson & Patrick J. Kehoe, 2006. "The advantage of transparency in monetary policy instruments," Staff Report 297, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. [Downloadable!]
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  5. Siu, Henry, 2006. "Time consistent monetary policy with endogenous price rigidity," UBC Departmental Archives siu-06-06-15-02-39-39, UBC Department of Economics, revised 20 Jun 2006. [Downloadable!]
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  7. Tödter, Karl-Heinz, 2002. "Monetary indicators and policy rules in the P-star model," Discussion Paper Series 1: Economic Studies 2002,18, Deutsche Bundesbank, Research Centre. [Downloadable!]
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  10. Albanesi, Stefania, 2003. "Optimal and Time-Consistent Monetary and Fiscal Policy with Heterogeneous Agents," CEPR Discussion Papers 3713, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  11. Francesco Salsano, 2005. "Monetary Policy in the Presence Of Imperfect Observability Of The Objectives Of Central Bankers," Birkbeck Working Papers in Economics and Finance 0523, Birkbeck, School of Economics, Mathematics & Statistics. [Downloadable!]
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  17. Andrew Atkeson & Vyjayanthi Chari & Patrick Kehoe, 2007. "The Optimal Choice of a Monetary Policy Instrument," Working Papers CAS_RN_2007_1, Laboratory for Macroeconomic Analysis. [Downloadable!]
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