Observing and Shaping the Market: The Dilemma of Central Banks

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking
Year: 2020
Volume: 52
Issue: 8
Pages: 1973-2005

Authors (3)

ROMAIN BAERISWYL (Schweizerische Nationalbank (S...) CAMILLE CORNAND (not in RePEc) BRUNO ZILIOTTO (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.670 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

While the central bank observes market activity to assess economic fundamentals, it shapes the market outcome through the conduct of monetary policy. A dilemma arises from this dual role because the more the central bank shapes the market, the more it influences the informational content of market outcomes. This paper analyzes how accounting for the endogeneity of information affects optimal monetary policy. By reducing the accuracy of central bank information, endogenous information calls for a higher degree of opacity, weakens accommodation policy to shocks, and broadens the range of parameters for which taking a signaling action is detrimental to welfare.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:wly:jmoncb:v:52:y:2020:i:8:p:1973-2005
Journal Field
Macro
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-24