Arbeitspapier

Does ECB communication help in predicting its interest rate decisions?

We examine the usefulness of communication by the European Central Bank for predicting its interest rate decisions. We use ordered probit models based on the Taylor rule which we estimate using statements by ECB officials as well as macroeconomic variables. Statements by ECB officials on the main refinancing rate and future inflation are significantly related to ECB decisions. However, an out-of-sample evaluation shows that communication-based models do not outperform models based on macroeconomic data in predicting decisions. Both sets of models only accurately predict decisions to leave interest rates unchanged.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 1804

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects
Monetary Policy
Central Banks and Their Policies

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Jansen, David-Jan
de Haan, Jakob
Schaltegger, Christoph A.
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
(wo)
Munich
(wann)
2006

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Jansen, David-Jan
  • de Haan, Jakob
  • Schaltegger, Christoph A.
  • Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)

Entstanden

  • 2006

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