2004
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.515845
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The Effects of Learning in Interactive Monetary Policy Committees

Abstract: We develop a theoretical framework for studying the effects of interaction on the quality of decision-making by monetary policy committees. We show that interaction, ie increasing one's expertise through an exchange of views, is most likely not to result in interdependent voting behaviour. Therefore, and in contrast to earlier literature, we find that interaction is beneficial for the collective outcome.Jel Codes: E52, E58, D83, D71

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“…Working in a notoriously uncertain macroeconomic environment, multiple MPC members are able to pool information and exploit divisions of labor in information processing. 10 The argument has been formalized, among others, by Gerlach-Kristen (2006) and Berk and Bierut (2004); supportive experimental evidence is produced by Blinder and Morgan (2005) and 7 A case in point are the recent amendments to the central bank law of Hungary in 2004, where the balance in the monetary policy committee was changed by increasing the number of members. 8 Provided the central bank independence paradigm is acknowledged, the design-scenario may be more relevant for boards that primarily make decisions on whether to change monetary policy instruments to achieve a specified target (instrument autonomy) than for policy boards that are also involved in determining the target of the central bank (target autonomy) or even deciding on its primary objective (goal autonomy), which is much more normative.…”
Section: A the Basic Trade-offmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…Working in a notoriously uncertain macroeconomic environment, multiple MPC members are able to pool information and exploit divisions of labor in information processing. 10 The argument has been formalized, among others, by Gerlach-Kristen (2006) and Berk and Bierut (2004); supportive experimental evidence is produced by Blinder and Morgan (2005) and 7 A case in point are the recent amendments to the central bank law of Hungary in 2004, where the balance in the monetary policy committee was changed by increasing the number of members. 8 Provided the central bank independence paradigm is acknowledged, the design-scenario may be more relevant for boards that primarily make decisions on whether to change monetary policy instruments to achieve a specified target (instrument autonomy) than for policy boards that are also involved in determining the target of the central bank (target autonomy) or even deciding on its primary objective (goal autonomy), which is much more normative.…”
Section: A the Basic Trade-offmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…Working in a notoriously uncertain macroeconomic environment, multiple MPC members are able to pool information and exploit divisions of labor in information processing. 10 The argument has been formalized, among others, by Gerlach-Kristen (2006) and Berk and Bierut (2004); supportive experimental evidence is produced by Blinder and Morgan (2005) and 7 A case in point are the recent amendments to the central bank law of Hungary in 2004, where the balance in the monetary policy committee was changed by increasing the number of members.…”
Section: A the Basic Trade-offmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…We wspomnianym artykule zakładno tylko jeden mechanizm ustalania wsj nego stanowiska -jeżeli liczba głosów wewnątrz "zarządu" za którąkolwiek z dwóchopcji przekracza pewien poziom to jest ona przyjmowana przez wszystkich członków. Kolejny artykuł tych samych autorów [Berk, Bierut, 2004] wprowadza dodatkowe możliwości interakcji między decydentami, które nazywają "uczeniem". Autorzy proponują dwa mechanizmy "uczeni: a).…”
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