Is the Taylor rule really different from the McCallum rule?

Weshah Razzak

No DP2001/07, Reserve Bank of New Zealand Discussion Paper Series from Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Abstract: When base velocity is a stable function of the Federal funds rate (FFR), the money base-nominal GDP targeting rule (McCallum rule) can be re-parameterised and presented in terms of FFR as the policy instrument. Comparison of this McCallum modified policy rule with the popular Taylor rule suggests that these two rules and the FFR are actually cointegrated. Model-based evaluations of the two rules' stabilisation properties indicate that the modified McCallum rule is similar to the Taylor rule. The key to this result is the degree of interest rate smoothing applied to the policy rules.

JEL-codes: E3 E52 E58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 29p
Date: 2001-10
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