Central bank credibility during COVID-19: Evidence from Japan
Journal of International Money and Finance
; 131, 2023.
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in English
| Scopus | ID: covidwho-2239813
ABSTRACT
Japanese realized and expected inflation has been below the Bank of Japan's two percent target for many years. We examine the impact of announcements of expansionary monetary and fiscal policy under COVID-19 on inflation expectations from an arbitrage-free term structure model of nominal and real yields. We find that both types of policies failed to lift inflation expectations, which instead declined notably over the pandemic period and are projected to only slowly revert back to Bank of Japan target levels. Our results therefore illustrate the challenges faced in raising well-anchored low inflation expectations. © 2022
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Journal of International Money and Finance
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