First, what can be done to increase central bank credibility? Second, why is central bank credibility important?
What will be an ideal response?
Central bank credibility can be achieved by: (1 ) imposing rules on the central bank; (2 ) making the central bank independent (of political pressure); and (3 ) choosing a conservative central banker. Central bank credibility is important to minimize the chances of occurrence of the time inconsistency problem. Also, whenever a central bank implements a disinflationary policy, the output effects will be smaller the more credible is the central bank.
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A) Mortgage defaults fall. B) Asset prices rise. C) Labor supply falls. D) Consumption falls.
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A) Inflation; fall B) Deflation; fall C) Deflation; rise D) Answers A and C above are both true.
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A) shift the short-run Phillips curve to the right. B) not shift the short-run Phillips curve. C) shift the short-run Phillips curve to the left. D) shift the short-run Phillips curve to the left and shift the long-run Phillips curve to the right.
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