Inflation Targeting and Policy Horizons
| dc.contributor.author | Mu, Junhong | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Voss, Graham M. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-12-21T18:58:26Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-12-21T18:58:26Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2022 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-12-21 | |
| dc.degree.department | Department of Economics | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Arts M.A. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This study explores the role of flexibility in inflation targeting from two distinct perspectives. Using a qualitative approach, the first component summarizes and evaluates the monetary policy frameworks of inflation-targeting central banks across the industrialized world, focusing on the communication of monetary policy through framework documents and flagship publications. After establishing the core tenets of modern inflation targeting and key differences between the current frameworks of central banks within the OECD, I provide a detailed review of the Bank of Canada's experience with inflation targeting. I find that the role of flexibility within the Bank's policy framework has evolved in response to key events such as the 2008-09 financial crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic. The second component evaluates whether changes in the Bank of Canada's inflation targeting framework can be identified in the empirical evidence. Using conditional forecasts from a univariate model of inflation, I estimate policy horizons - the period over which forecasted inflation returns to target following a shock - from 2000 to 2022. I find that for a particular set of criteria for convergence, the range of estimated policy horizons is consistent with the Bank's stated target horizon of 6 to 8 quarters. Additionally, the distribution of estimates reflects a narrow type of flexibility in which the lengths of policy horizons vary based on the current level of inflation and the persistence of recent shocks. Estimating unique models for sample periods corresponding to the tenures of former Bank of Canada Governors Dodge, Carney, and Poloz, I find that there has been some variation in the behaviour of estimated policy horizons over time, which may reflect changes in central bank behaviour, changes in the economic environment, or a combination of both factors. | en_US |
| dc.description.scholarlevel | Graduate | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1828/14575 | |
| dc.language | English | eng |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.rights | Available to the World Wide Web | en_US |
| dc.subject | macroeconomics | en_US |
| dc.subject | inflation | en_US |
| dc.subject | monetary policy | en_US |
| dc.subject | inflation targeting | en_US |
| dc.subject | central banks | en_US |
| dc.subject | central banking | en_US |
| dc.subject | time series | en_US |
| dc.subject | econometrics | en_US |
| dc.subject | bank of canada | en_US |
| dc.subject | policy horizons | en_US |
| dc.subject | flexibility | en_US |
| dc.title | Inflation Targeting and Policy Horizons | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |