Evaluating Policy Rules Under Imperfect Credibility /

Evaluation of policy rules using empirical macroeconomic models is usually done on the assumption that the rules are perfectly credible. However, there are usually circumstances that cause the authorities to abandon any given rule. The public's expectations reflect this possibility. In the pape...

Descrición completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Principal: Masson, Paul
Outros autores: Symansky, Steven
Formato: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1991.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1991/128
Subjects:
Acceso en liña:Full text available on IMF
LEADER 01898cas a2200325 a 4500
001 AALejournalIMF003092
008 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d
020 |c 5.00 USD 
020 |z 9781451855029 
022 |a 1018-5941 
040 |a BD-DhAAL  |c BD-DhAAL 
100 1 |a Masson, Paul. 
245 1 0 |a Evaluating Policy Rules Under Imperfect Credibility /  |c Paul Masson, Steven Symansky. 
264 1 |a Washington, D.C. :  |b International Monetary Fund,  |c 1991. 
300 |a 1 online resource (24 pages) 
490 1 |a IMF Working Papers 
500 |a <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required 
500 |a <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required 
506 |a Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students 
520 3 |a Evaluation of policy rules using empirical macroeconomic models is usually done on the assumption that the rules are perfectly credible. However, there are usually circumstances that cause the authorities to abandon any given rule. The public's expectations reflect this possibility. In the paper, credibility is assumed to depend on the probability that the authorities will abandon a rule because the resulting utility exceeds that from maintaining the rule. Simulations of a disinflation policy leading to price stability are presented. Its credibility varies over time, depending on the paths for output and inflation. 
538 |a Mode of access: Internet 
650 7 |a Disinflation Policy  |2 imf 
650 7 |a Policy Choice  |2 imf 
650 7 |a Policy Goal  |2 imf 
650 7 |a Policy Rule  |2 imf 
650 7 |a WP  |2 imf 
651 7 |a United States  |2 imf 
700 1 |a Symansky, Steven. 
830 0 |a IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;  |v No. 1991/128 
856 4 0 |z Full text available on IMF  |u http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1991/128/001.1991.issue-128-en.xml  |z IMF e-Library