When accounting
for asymmetries in forecast uncertainty I find that forecast upward risks to inflation contribute to the intensifying effect of forecast inflation uncertainty. This contradicts the Bank
of England statement that the inflation target is symmetric. The corresponding downward risks
to inflation and forecast risks of either direction to forecast output growth have no significant
effect. Moreover, I find that the forecast risk for inflation has a direct effect on interest rate
decisions, in particular when the central projection for inflation is close to target.
The paper is organized as follows: Section two explains the data set used. Section three
shows the regression model and estimation results for a forecast-based interest rate reaction
function augmented by forecast uncertainty. Section four assesses asymmetries in the forecast
uncertainty. Section five concludes
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