Components of Inflation Uncertainty and Interest Rates: Evidence from Australia and New Zealand

Ramaprasad Bhar () and Girijasankar Mallik ()
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Ramaprasad Bhar: School of Banking and Finance, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW-2052, AUSTRALIA
Girijasankar Mallik: School of Economics and Finance, University of Western Sydney, Private Bag 1797, Penrith South DC, NSW 1797, AUSTRALIA

Economic Analysis and Policy, 2012, vol. 42, issue 1, 39-49

Abstract: This paper tests an enhanced version of the Fisher hypothesis for Australia and New Zealand. This is achieved by extracting three components (structural, impulse and steady state) of inflation uncertainty using a structural time series model of inflation that includes an output gap as well. In general, there is a positive association between impulse uncertainty and nominal interest rates and a negative association between structural uncertainty and interest rates. However, the long run effect of inflation on interest rates is less than one and this indicates that Central Banks have some flexibility in their inflation-targeting strategies.

Keywords: GARCH; inflation uncertainty; interest rates (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C22 E31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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