Estimating the Bank of Japan's monetary policy reaction function

Extending the Taylor rule and applying the VAR model, the author finds that the overnight call rate reacts positively to a shock to the inflation gap, the output gap, yen depreciation, stock prices, or the lagged overnight call rate. The response of the overnight call rate to exchange rates or stock...

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Main Author: Yu Hsing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associazione Economia civile 2004-06-01
Series:PSL Quarterly Review
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Online Access:http://ojs.uniroma1.it/index.php/PSLQuarterlyReview/article/view/9826/9711