Financial Stability Governance and Central Bank Communications

Stijn Claessens (), Ricardo Correa and Juan M. Londono

No 1328, International Finance Discussion Papers from Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)

Abstract: We investigate how central banks' governance frameworks influence their financial stability communication strategies and assess the effectiveness of these strategies in preventing a worsening of financial cycle conditions. We develop a simple conceptual framework of how central banks communicate about financial stability and how communication shapes the evolution of the financial cycle. We apply our framework using data on the governance characteristics of 24 central banks and the sentiment conveyed in their financial stability reports. We find robust evidence that communications by central banks participating in interagency financial stability committees more effectively mitigate a deterioration in financial conditions and advert a potential financial crisis. After observing a deterioration in conditions, such central banks also transmit a calmer message, suggesting that the ability to use policy tools other than communications strengthens incentives not to just "cry wolf".

Keywords: Financial Stability Governance; Natural Language Processing; Central Bank Communications; financial cycles (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G15 G28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-09-10
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DOI: 10.17016/IFDP.2021.1328

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