The Term Structure of Interest Rates and Its Role in Monetary Policy for The European Central Bank

Arturo Estrella and Frederic Mishkin

No 5279, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: This paper examines the relationship of the term structure of interest rates to monetary policy instruments and to subsequent real activity and inflation in both Europe and the United States. The results show that monetary policy is an important determinant of the term structure spread, but it unlikely to be the only determinant. In addition, there is significant predictive power for both real activity and inflation. The yield curve is thus a simple and accurate measure that should be viewed as one piece of useful information which, along with other information, can be used to help guide European monetary policy.

JEL-codes: E (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1995-09
Note: ME
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Published as as "The predictive power of the term structure of interest rates in Europe and the United States: Implications for the European Central Bank", European Economic Review. Volume: 41 Issue: 7 (July 1997) Pages: 1375-1401

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