Credibility of Central Bank Independence Revisited
Author: Mr.Timo Valila
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 1999-01-01
Total Pages: 17
ISBN-13: 1451841744
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe specific role of central bank independence in determining the overall credibility of monetary policy is addressed in this paper. It is argued that the credibility of delegating monetary policy to an independent central bank is endogenous to the credibility of the inflation target because a “conservative” inflation target may not be compatible with the fiscal policy stance. Also, lack of transparency in designing the institutional set-up is shown to be welfare-reducing.