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Fiscal Dominance
Central banks' resolve and independence are chronically tested by fiscal authorities wishing to impose their desired policies, often leading to socially undesirable economic outcomes. I study how the fiscal and monetary authorities' disagreement over outcomes and their choice of active instruments shape the implementation of policy, dispensing with commitment or first-mover advantage. I characterize the equilibrium for various combinations of active (and correspondingly, passive) instruments, identify which sources of disagreement play a role in each case, and show whether and under what ...
Speech
Central bank independence: what it is, what it isn’t – and the importance of accountability: remarks at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Central Bank Research Association, Columbia University, New York, New York, July 19, 2019
Central banks need not have independence with respect to the what ? the end goals, which are set by the elected representatives. But central banks should have independence with respect to the how ? the means of getting there.
Working Paper
Fiscal Dominance
Central banks' resolve and independence is chronically tested by fiscal authorities wishing to impose their desired policies, often leading to socially undesirable economic outcomes. I study how the fiscal and monetary authorities' disagreement over outcomes and their choice of active instruments shape the implementation of policy, dispensing with commitment or first-mover advantage. I characterize the equilibrium for various combinations of active (and correspondingly, passive) instruments, identify which sources of disagreement play a role in each case, and show whether and under what ...