Moment conditions model averaging with an application to a forward-looking monetary policy reaction function

Luis Martins

Working Papers from Banco de Portugal, Economics and Research Department

Abstract: In this paper, we examine the empirical validity of the baseline version of the forward-looking monetary policy reaction function proposed by Clarida, Gali, and Gertler (2000). For that purpose, we propose a moment conditions model averaging estimator in the Generalized Method of Moments and Generalized Empirical Likelihood setups. We derive some of their asymptotic properties under correctly specified and misspecified models. Although the model averaging estimates and the standard procedures point to a stabilizing policy rule during the Paul Volcker and Alan Greenspan tenures but not so during the pre-Volker period, our results cast serious doubts on the significance of the cyclical output variable as a forcing variable in the FED funds dynamics during the Volcker-Greenspan period.

JEL-codes: C22 C52 E43 E52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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