Arbeitspapier

Do central banks respond to exchange rate movements? Some new evidence from structural estimation

This paper investigates the impact of exchange rate movements on the conduct of monetary policy in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. We develop and estimate a structural general equilibrium two-sector model with sticky prices and wages and limited exchange rate pass-through. Different specifications for the monetary policy rule and the real exchange rate process are examined. The results indicate that the Reserve Bank of Australia, the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England paid close attention to real exchange rate movements, whereas the Reserve Bank of New Zealand did not seem to incorporate exchange rate movements explicitly into their policy rule. With a higher degree of intrinsic inflation persistence, the central bank of New Zealand seems less concerned about future inflation pressure induced by current exchange rate movements. In addition, the structure of the shocks driving inflation and output variations in New Zealand is such that it may be sufficient for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to only respond to exchange rate movements indirectly through stabilizing inflation and output.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: Bank of Canada Working Paper ; No. 2008-24

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Thema
Exchange rates
Monetary policy framework
International topics
Wechselkurs
Exchange Rate Pass-Through
Geldpolitik
Zentralbank
Theorie
Kanada
Neuseeland
Australien
Großbritannien

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Dong, Wei
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Bank of Canada
(wo)
Ottawa
(wann)
2008

DOI
doi:10.34989/swp-2008-24
Handle
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Dong, Wei
  • Bank of Canada

Entstanden

  • 2008

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