The estimation of monetary policy reaction function in a data-rich environment: The case of Japan

Masahiko Shibamoto

Japan and the World Economy, 2008, vol. 20, issue 4, pages 497-520

Abstract: This paper reports the estimates of a monetary policy reaction function for the Bank of Japan in a data-rich environment. There are two main findings. First, a weak identification problem arises in the estimates under the specifications that some previous works employ, though in a data-rich environment it may be possible to avoid this problem. Second, the evidence from the estimates in a data-rich environment suggests that the Bank of Japan only controlled the inflation forecast, and placed no weight on output stabilization directly over the period from November 1988 through February 2001.

Keywords: Monetary; policy; reaction; function; Data-rich; environment; Weak; identification (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008

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