Essays about: "Monetary Targeting"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the words Monetary Targeting.

  1. 1. What difference does a week make? : An empirical analysis evaluating the effect of induction of labor in gestational week 41 among births in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Angelica Eriksson; [2023]
    Keywords : Induction of labor; Quasi-experiment; Staggered treatment adoption; DiD imputation; QALY; Health economics;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the relationship between gestational age and stillbirths, focusing on the effect of maternal age. Prolonged pregnancies have been associated with an increased risk of stillbirth, prompting the exploration of labor induction as a preventive measure. READ MORE

  3. 2. Hitting the Target: An Analysis of Inflation Targeting Policies

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Elin Roslund; Victoria Benckert; [2023]
    Keywords : Inflation Target; Inflation; Generalized Synthetic Control Method; Discretion; Taylor Rule;

    Abstract : Acknowledging that world inflation reached its highest levels in decades in 2022, this paper investigates how the adoption of an inflation targeting regime has affected the inflation level and the inflation variability for a sample of five advanced economies from 1980 until the end of 2020. This paper discusses the implications of inflation targets in relation to the relative output growth across inflation targeting and non-inflation targeting economies to further contribute to the debate about its efficacy. READ MORE

  4. 3. Managing Expectations : Signalling effects of Federal Reserve Bank announcements over inflation expectations and expected real interest rates

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Marianne Hanson; [2022]
    Keywords : monetary policy; communication; signaling; forward guidance; inflation expectations; real interest rates expectations.;

    Abstract : Communication is an important aspect of modern monetary policy. Since the popularization of the inflation targeting framework, communication has been used to manage expectations and maintain credibility. In recent years, forward guidance as a signaling strategy has been recognized as an important tool of monetary policy. READ MORE

  5. 4. Nominal GDP Targeting in Sweden - A New Keynesian DSGE Model Approach

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Henric Nicklasson; [2021]
    Keywords : NGDP; NGDP Targeting; DSGE; Monetary Policy; Sweden; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Since the end of the Great Moderation, there has been a great surge in studies proposing alternatives to the current dominant monetary policy regime of inflation targeting. One popular such alternative has become NGDP targeting. READ MORE

  6. 5. Quantitative easing and US stock prices : A study on unconventional monetary policy and its long-term effects on stocks

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Mervan Bedikanli; [2020]
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    Abstract : Conventional monetary policy has traditionally been conducted through changes in the interest rate, in order to adjust the economy back to equilibrium by targeting stable inflation and prices. However, after the financial crisis in 2008, many central banks found themselves in the Zero Lower Bound, where interest rates were close to zero and conventional expansionary monetary policy was therefore ineffective. READ MORE