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Legislating a Rule for Monetary Policy

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I discuss a proposal to legislate a rule for monetary policy. The proposal modernizes laws first passed in the late 1970s, but largely discarded in 2000. It would thereby restore reporting and accountability requirements for the instruments of monetary policy. It would limit but not eliminate discretion. The proposal provides a degree of control by the political authorities without interfering in the day-to-day operations of monetary policy.
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  • John B. Taylor, 2011. "Legislating a Rule for Monetary Policy," Cato Journal, Cato Journal, Cato Institute, vol. 31(3), pages 407-415, Fall.
    • Handle: RePEc:cto:journl:v:31:y:2011:i:3:p:407-415
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    1. Taylor, John B. & Williams, John C., 2010. "Simple and Robust Rules for Monetary Policy," Handbook of Monetary Economics, in: Benjamin M. Friedman & Michael Woodford (ed.), Handbook of Monetary Economics, edition 1, volume 3, chapter 15, pages 829-859, Elsevier.
    2. Andrew Levin & John B. Taylor, 2013. "Falling Behind the Curve: A Positive Analysis of Stop-Start Monetary Policies and the Great Inflation," NBER Chapters, in: The Great Inflation: The Rebirth of Modern Central Banking, pages 217-244, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    3. Pier Francesco Asso & George A. Kahn & Robert Leeson, 2007. "The Taylor rule and the transformation of monetary policy," Research Working Paper RWP 07-11, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
    4. John Taylor, 2010. "An Exit Rule for Monetary Policy," Discussion Papers 09-009, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research.
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    1. Taylor, John B., 2017. "Remarks on monetary rules for a post-crisis World," Journal of Macroeconomics, Elsevier, vol. 54(PA), pages 7-11.
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    3. John B Taylor, 2013. "The Effectiveness of Central Bank Independence vs. Policy Rules," Business Economics, Palgrave Macmillan;National Association for Business Economics, vol. 48(3), pages 155-162, July.
    4. John B. Taylor, 2013. "The Effectiveness of Central Bank Independence Versus Policy Rules," Discussion Papers 12-009, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research.

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