Explain briefly the need for establishing credibility of a
central bank. In particular, how does credibility help resolve the
problem of ‘time inconsistency”. What institutional
features are included in the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) Act
1989 to help maintain the credibility of monetary policy.
What is the most crucial part of the ‘inflation targeting regime’
introduced by New Zealand in 1990 and copied by many countries
around the world? Exactly how is this operationalized?
How might the Federal...
Explain briefly the need for establishing credibility of a
central bank. In particular, how does credibility help resolve the
problem of ‘time inconsistency”.
What institutional features are included in the Reserve Bank of
New Zealand (RBNZ) Act 1989 to help maintain the credibility of
monetary
policy.
What is the most crucial part of the ‘inflation targeting
regime’ introduced by New Zealand in 1990 and copied by many
countries around the world? Exactly how is this
operationalized?
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QUESTION 1
Explain briefly the need for establishing credibility of a
central bank. In particular, how does credibility help resolve the
problem of ‘time inconsistency”.
What institutional features are included in the Reserve Bank of
New Zealand (RBNZ) Act 1989 to help maintain the credibility of
monetary policy.
What is the most crucial part of the ‘inflation targeting
regime’ introduced by New Zealand in 1990 and copied by many
countries around the world? Exactly how is this operationalized?
How might...
A) Under what circumstances might it be possible to
reduce inflation without causing a recession?
B) Explain two ways in which a recession might raise the
natural rate of unemployment.
Suppose country A has a central bank with full credibility, and
country B has a central bank with no credibility. How does the
credibility of each country’s central bank affect the speed of
adjustment of the aggregate supply curve to policy announcements?
How does this result affect output stability? Use an aggregate
supply and demand diagram to demonstrate.
Briefly explain what a central bank is and what its most
important task is. Discuss the U.S. central bank, including a brief
explanation of what is involved in its decision making about the
money supply and its ability to affect some goals of macroeconomic
policy; including examples of some macroeconomic policy goals that
would be affected. Conclude by explaining what is involved in its
policies relating to the money and banking system.
Suppose the current inflation rate is higher that the target
inflation rate. Would the Central bank increase or decrease the
interest rate? In your answer, explain how the Central bank makes
this decision and explain the steps involved in changing the
interest rate.
Suppose the current inflation rate is higher that the target
inflation rate. Would the Central bank increase or decrease the
interest rate? In your answer, explain how the Central bank makes
this decision and explain the steps involved in changing the
interest rate.