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Journal Article
The effectiveness of the european central bank in pursuing its prime mandate
by Mark Scholliers  and  Herman Matthijs
Abstract
The objectives and tasks of the European Central Bank (ECB) are defined in Articles 2 and 3 of Protocol (No 4) on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) and of the European Central Bank (ECB). While in Article 3,1° of this Protocol other tasks are mentioned, the prime objective of the ESCB and therefore of the ECB, is price stability. This concept was or [...] Read more

Journal Article
Nigeria's Transition to Full-Fledged Inflation Targeting: Insights from Ghana’s Monetary Policy Frameworks
by Bello Dalhatu
Abstract
In an effort to provide policy recommendations for Nigeria's transition to full-fledged inflation targeting, this study examines Ghana's monetary policy frameworks (monetary aggregates targeting and inflation targeting) using ARDL bounds test for cointegration and Error Correction Mechanism (ECM) on annual time series data spanning 1965 to 2022 obtained from the Bank of Ghana d [...] Read more
Hit Affiliation:
Monetary Policy Department, Central Bank of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria

Letter
The FED’s Strategy on a Targets-based Monetary Policy Framework
by Florian Gerth  and  Yiyang Bian
Abstract
Major economic and financial contractions usually go hand-in-hand with muted inflation. This has been true for the Great Depression, the Global Financial Crisis, as well as the Covid-19 crisis. In this paper, we theoretically highlight and discuss the evolution of instruments and approaches monetary-policy decision makers at the Federal Reserve have in lifting inflation to desi [...] Read more

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Impact of Monetary Policy on the Performance of Commercial Banks: Evidence from Nigeria: 2008-2023
by Elizabeth Obiaje  and  Richard Umeokwobi
Abstract
This paper investigates the impact of monetary policy on the performance of deposit money banks in Nigeria, using monthly data series spanning the period 2008 to 2023. Total private sector credit of deposit money banks was used to proxy the performance of deposit money banks while money supply, monetary policy rate, cash reserve ratio, and maximum interest rate were used as pro [...] Read more
Hit Affiliation:
Monetary Policy Department, Central Bank of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria

Letter
Housing and monetary policy: Fresh evidence from China
by Yun Liu
Abstract
We empirically address the effects of monetary policy on the housing market in China using a novel Time-Varying Parameter VARX model. We show that an expansionary monetary has positive effects on the housing market, while during COVID-19, the effects are approaching to zero or even negative. In addition, the effects of the LPR policy are strong and even larger than that of COVI [...] Read more

Journal Article
Investigating the Role of Policy Rate and Money Supply in Nigeria's Inflation Stability
by Bello Dalhatu , Ebuh Godday Uwawunkonye  and  Umemezia Bernice Adaeze
Abstract
This study examines the factors influencing inflation stability in Nigeria from 2011Q1 to 2023Q1. We employ an ARDL model to assess the impact of monetary policy rate, money supply, crude oil price, GDP growth, and government budget deficit on inflation. Our findings reveal that broad money and fiscal deficit exert a positive and statistically significant influence on inflation [...] Read more
Hit Affiliation:
Monetary Policy Department, Central Bank of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria

Journal Article
Underlining issues of emerging economies: a case of East and Southeast Asian Countries
by Mohammad Rezaul Karim  and  Md. Mizanur Rahman
Abstract
Overall development of a country largely depends on the economic policy instruments particularly fiscal and monetary policy to streamline the development and continue the developmental progress. These two policies have significant effects on long-term growth. It is noticed that policy adoption and reforms in both fiscal and monetary policies undertaken by Southeast Asian nation [...] Read more

Journal Article
Central bank policy formulation under COVID-19 in Ghana: A fit-for-purpose?
by Johnson Worlanyo Ahiadorme  and  Deodat E. Adenutsi
Abstract
This paper evaluates the fit-for-purpose of the monetary policy measures implemented by the Bank of Ghana in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We examine the effectiveness of the BoG’s policy interventions in the context of vector autoregressions augmented with macroeconomic and financial indicators. We demonstrate that the BoG’s monetary policy measures have had n [...] Read more

Journal Article
A pipeline between producer and consumer prices in Ghana: A Policy Issue
by Johnson Worlanyo Ahiadorme  and  Linda Akoto
Abstract
As prices have grown at their fastest pace in recent times, inflation has become a key concern for the macro-policy environment. In many jurisdictions, consumer prices have typically formed the basis for price stability policies. Notwithstanding, producer prices remain an important channel and must be closely watched. We utilise data on Ghana and investigate the causal links be [...] Read more

Journal Article
Inflation: Thruway of ECB’s Monetary Policy
by Christian Seidl
Abstract
Part of the present inflation is caused by the breakdown of globalization, in particular supply chains, part is caused by the Corona Pandemic, in particular lockdowns, part is caused by the Ukrainian War, part is caused by European sanctions, and part – and not the smallest one – is caused by the European Central Bank’s printing money by hook or by crook in th [...] Read more

Journal Article
The Golden Ratio Applied to Financial Gravity Models: Fees, Taxes and Commerce
by Guillermo Peña
Abstract
Recently, some authors have found derivations and applications of the golden ratio in economics science. Based on previous models of Financial Gravity (FG) and generalizing them, this paper proposes the maximization of pure flows after charges as a way for applying the golden ratio in the sales-costs of production ratio in competitive equilibrium, leading to an optimal unitary [...] Read more

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Inflation Expectations, U.S. Categorical Equity Market Uncertainty and Real Stock Returns – Evidence from Global Markets
by Thomas C. Chiang
Abstract
This study examines the response of real stock returns to expected inflation and uncertainty as measured by state variable correlated with equity market volatility (EMV). Evidence reveals a significantly negative relationship between real stock returns and expected inflation for each country except some cases in India and Japan. Evidence indicates a negative relationship betwee [...] Read more

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The Impact of Fiscal Policy on the U.S. Stock Market Return
by Ilhami Gunduz
Abstract
In this study, I analyze the impact of the aggregate, income, corporate and social security tax revenues on both the U.S. output and the stock market return in a structural vector autoregression (SVAR) framework between 1960:Q1 and 2015:Q4. Unlike some of the other studies, I use aggregate and disaggregated tax revenue variables to examine the impact of scal policy. Results sho [...] Read more

Journal Article
Predicting Recessions and Information About Yield Curves and Stock Markets in Japan
by Hokuto Ishii
Abstract
Using data from the Japanese government bonds and stock markets, this study examines the predictability of Japanese recessions based on a probit model with instrument variables. By decomposing the term spread into the expected short-term interest rate and the term premium, this study analyzes the relationship between the components of the term spread and recessions. The results [...] Read more

Journal Article
Qualitative Analysis of West African Economic and Monetary Union Decades’ Economic Growth
by Siriki Coulibaly  and  Pierre Guei
Abstract
The study analyses the long growth rate period contribution to human development in West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) from 1996 to 2019 introducing time and institutional indicators effects analyses. Time and institutional effects both greatly improve model's diagnostics statistics. Time effects reduce growth variable coefficient and its significance, but not ins [...] Read more

Letter
Gold and Bitcoin as Hedging Instruments for Equity Markets under Crisis
by Rubaiyat Ahsan Bhuiyan , Tze Chi Chin  and  Changyong Zhang
Abstract
Gold has been traditionally well recognized as a safe heaven for financial markets. Lately, Bitcoin has been gradually considered as a popular alternative. Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020, it has become even more necessary and critical to examine the diversification capability of them to hedge financial risks associated with an unexpected crisis comparable to the p [...] Read more

Journal Article
Beyond Their Borders – Economic Freedom: Uncovering One of the Motivations of Unauthorized Migration to the U.S.A.
by Rafael Acevedo  and  Juan Bogado
Abstract
This study documents the relationship between economic freedom and unauthorized immigration to the U.S.A. and tries to answer a still-in-debate question, what motivates people to unauthorizedly migrate? Using the generated instrument variables methodology, and a data panel of 15 countries and 16 years, the endogenous variable is the gap in economic freedom between the country o [...] Read more

Journal Article
External Reserve and the Elasticity of Substitution between Domestic and Foreign Investment in Africa
by Richard Umeokwobi , Victor Ocheni  and  Isah Auwal
Abstract
The Paper investigates the elasticity of substitution between foreign direct investment (FDI) and private domestic investment on the external reserves of some selected 14 African countries. To achieve the objective of the best substitutability of investment suitable for Africa, using data on gross fixed capital formation as a proxy for private domestic investment, inflatio [...] Read more
Hit Affiliation:
Monetary Policy Department, Central Bank of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria

Journal Article
Effect of Entrepreneurship Development on Employment Generation in Nigeria: A Case Study of Nasarawa State
by Attahgani Angyu Gambo , Michael Akpan , David Ogwuche  and  Richard Umeokwobi
Abstract
The paper examines how the growth of entrepreneurship affects the generation of employment opportunities in Nasarawa State. Even though entrepreneurship is crucial for generating employment, there are still obstacles in the way of its growth. These include limited support from governmental and non-governmental organizations, difficulty obtaining financing and microcredit, prope [...] Read more
Hit Affiliation:
Monetary Policy Department, Central Bank of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria

Journal Article
Public spending and economic growth in Ivory Coast: Wagner’s law
by Siriki Coulibaly  and  Pierre Guei
Abstract
This study simultaneously tests Wagner’s law on one hand and Keynes proposition on the other hand related both government spending and output in Ivory Coast that experiencing long run economic growth and widened deficit. That challenges the country’s fiscal sustainability. With annual data from 1980 to 2020, results show that Wagner’s law holds, the elasticity [...] Read more