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Time horizons and smoothing in the bank of England's reaction function: The contrast between the standard GMM and Ex ante forecast approaches

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Cobham D & Kang Y (2013) Time horizons and smoothing in the bank of England's reaction function: The contrast between the standard GMM and Ex ante forecast approaches. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 75 (5), pp. 662-679. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0084.2012.00709.x

Abstract
The monetary policy reaction function of the Bank of England is estimated by the standard GMM approach and the ex ante forecast method developed by Goodhart (2005), with particular attention to the horizons for inflation and output at which each approach gives the best fit. The horizons for the ex ante approach are much closer to what is implied by the Bank's view of the transmission mechanism, while the GMM approach produces an implausibly slow adjustment of the interest rate, and suffers from a weak instruments problem. These findings suggest a strong preference for the ex ante approach.

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Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics: Volume 75, Issue 5

StatusPublished
Publication date31/10/2013
Publication date online07/2012
PublisherOxford Bulletin of Statistics and Economics
ISSN0305-9049
eISSN1468-0084