Monetary policy rules in the pre-EMU era: Is there a common rule?

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Despite the great importance and final success of the convergence process that led to the establishment of the European Monetary Union, there is no clear agreement regarding the monetary policy pursued in the member countries during the convergence process. This paper contributes to the literature with an empirical analysis of the period from 1993 to 1998 that encompasses eleven EMU countries. In particular, Taylor type interest rate rules are estimated with monthly national data to find that, despite certain similarities and exceptions, the rule followed by each country is distinct and differs substantially from the standard Taylor rule. However, for most countries, the parameter estimates reflect the principles proclaimed by the monetary policy authorities and, in addition, it is shown that in most cases the estimated rules reproduce the policy setting quite closely.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: ECB Working Paper ; No. 659

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Central Banks and Their Policies ; Open Economy Macroeconomics
• Subject: ERM ; monetary policy ; output gap ; Taylor rule ; Geldpolitik ; Taylor-Regel ; Produktionspotenzial ; Eurozone ; EU-Staaten

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Eleftheriou, Maria ; Gerdesmeier, Dieter ; Roffia, Barbara
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): European Central Bank (ECB)
• (where): Frankfurt a. M.
• (when): 2006

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/153093
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET