Does Central Bank Transparency and Communication Affect Financial and Macroeconomic Forecasts?

Thomas Lustenberger and Enzo Rossi

Working papers from Faculty of Business and Economics - University of Basel

Abstract: In a large sample of countries across different geographic regions and over a long period of time, we find limited country- and variable-specific effects of central bank transparency on forecast accuracy and their dispersion among a large set of professional forecasts of financial and macroeconomic variables. More communication even increases forecast errors and dispersion.

Keywords: Central bank transparency; central bank communication; central bank independence; inflation targeting; forward guidance; macroeconomic forecasts; financial forecasts; panel data models with truncated data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C23 C53 D8 E37 E58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-01-26
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Journal Article: Does Central Bank Transparency and Communication Affect Financial and Macroeconomic Forecasts? (2020)
Working Paper: Does Central Bank Transparency and Communication Affect Financial and Macroeconomic Forecasts? (2017)
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