Are Public Preferences Reflected in Monetary Policy Reaction Functions?

Matthias Neuenkirch

MAGKS Papers on Economics from Philipps-Universität Marburg, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, Department of Economics (Volkswirtschaftliche Abteilung)

Abstract: In this paper, we test whether public preferences for price stability (obtained from the Eurobarometer survey) are actually reflected in the interest rates set by eight central banks. We estimate augmented Taylor (1993) rules for the period 1976-1993 using the dynamic GMM estimator. We find, first, that interest rates do reflect society's preferences since the central banks raise rates when society's inflation aversion is above its long-run trend. Second, the reaction to inflation is non-linearly increasing in the degree of inflation aversion. Third, this emphasis on fighting inflation does not have a detrimental effect on output stabilization. We conclude with some implications concerning the democratic legitimation of central banks.

Keywords: Central Bank; Democratic Legitimation; Eurobarometer; Inflation Aversion; Monetary Policy; Public Preferences; Taylor Rules. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D71 E31 E43 E52 E58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 21 pages
Date: 2013
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