Book contents
- Reflections on Monetary Policy after 25 Years of the MPC
- Macroeconomic Policy Making
- Reflections on Monetary Policy after 25 Years of the MPC
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- I Overview
- II Communication
- 3 Reliable Partners
- 4 MPC Monetary Communication
- 5 Central Bank Communication
- III Targets and Instruments
- IV MPC Process
- V Lessons for Central Bank Independence
- Annex: Details on the methodology for the classification of level of disagreement
- Index
- References
4 - MPC Monetary Communication
Children of the Revolution(s)
from II - Communication
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 November 2024
Book contents
- Reflections on Monetary Policy after 25 Years of the MPC
- Macroeconomic Policy Making
- Reflections on Monetary Policy after 25 Years of the MPC
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- I Overview
- II Communication
- 3 Reliable Partners
- 4 MPC Monetary Communication
- 5 Central Bank Communication
- III Targets and Instruments
- IV MPC Process
- V Lessons for Central Bank Independence
- Annex: Details on the methodology for the classification of level of disagreement
- Index
- References
Summary
Looking backward, we will document the communication successes of the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee, and highlight where things could have been better. Turning to the future, we shall build on this last 25 years and try to suggest the ways communication needs to evolve further.
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- Reflections on Monetary Policy after 25 Years of the MPC , pp. 49 - 69Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024
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