Nonlinear Taylor rules: evidence from a large dataset

Ma Jun, Eric Olson () and Mark Wohar
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Ma Jun: Department of Economics, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics & Econometrics, 2018, vol. 22, issue 1, 14

Abstract: In this paper we estimate nonlinear Taylor rules over the 1986–2008 sample time period and augment the traditional Taylor rule by including principal components to better model Federal Reserve policy. Including principal components is useful in that they extract information about the overall economy from multiple economic indicators in a statistically optimal way. Additionally, given that uncertainty may influence Federal Reserve decisions, we incorporate an uncertainty index in the reaction function of the Federal Reserve. We find substantial evidence that the Federal Reserve responded to increases in macroeconomic uncertainty by cutting the Federal Funds rate over the sample period. We also find evidence that the Federal Reserve responded aggressively to increases in capacity utilization, especially when the inflation rate was above 2%.

Keywords: monetary policy; principal component; Taylor rule (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C22 E52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1515/snde-2016-0082

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