Transparency, expectations, and forecasts
By: Andrew Bauer ... [et al.].
Contributors: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Series: Working paper series / Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta -- 2006-3; Working paper series (Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta : Online) -- 2006-3.
Publisher: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Atlanta, Ga.]
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Description: "In 1994, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) began to release statements after each meeting. This paper investigates whether the public's views about the current path of the economy and of future policy have been affected by changes in the Federal Reserve's communications policy as reflected in private sector's forecasts of future economic conditions and policy moves. In particular, has the ability of private agents to predict where the economy is going improved since 1994? If so, on which dimensions has the ability to forecast improved? We find evidence that the individuals' forecasts have been more synchronized since 1994, implying the possible effects of the FOMC's transparency. On the other hand, we find little evidence that the common forecast errors, which are the driving force of overall forecast errors, have become smaller since 1994"--Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta web site.
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