Author : Kristian Kanthak
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3638166333
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (381 download)
Book Synopsis Explain carefully the rationale for the Taylor rule in monetary policy and discuss the extent to which modern central banks in major countries have been following Taylor rules by : Kristian Kanthak
Download or read book Explain carefully the rationale for the Taylor rule in monetary policy and discuss the extent to which modern central banks in major countries have been following Taylor rules written by Kristian Kanthak and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2003-01-23 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay from the year 2002 in the subject Business economics - Economic Policy, grade: 1,7 (A-), University of St Andrews (Department of Economics), course: Monetary Policy, language: English, abstract: According to Goodhart’s speech in 1998, the key decision that the monetary authorities take each month is whether, and by how much, to alter the shortterm interest rate. As central banks vary interest rates in response to economic development the crucial question has become how they should adjust it in order to achieve, or to come as close as possible to, the social welfare optimum. The vital importance of this decision for the financial community and therefore the economies in general could be observed in the public discussion which frequently occurs about how the Fed and the ECB should react by changing the short term interest rates. A popular way of explaining the way central banks take its interest rate decisions has been proposed by Taylor in 1993. He basically suggested a rule, which he derived from observation of former successful monetary policy. This essay shows how the Taylor rule works and to which extent major central banks have been following the rule.