TY - JOUR
T1 - Do bond markets find inflation targets credible? Evidence from five inflation-targeting countries
AU - Kim, Young Min
AU - Kang, Kyu Ho
AU - Ka, Kook
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank the editor, anonymous referees, In Do Hwang, and Hee Chang Jang, and seminar participants at the Bank of Korea for useful feedback. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Bank of Korea. Kang acknowledges financial support from the Bank of Korea. All errors are our own.
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PY - 2020/5
Y1 - 2020/5
N2 - This study quantifies the inflation-targeting credibility in expectation as perceived by bond markets, measured by the posterior probability of the expected inflation falling within the target range over time. To this end, we derive an analytical inflation-expectation expression from a macro-finance arbitrage-free affine term-structure model. We then simulate its posterior distributions to account for the parameter and yield curve factor uncertainties. According to our empirical results for five inflation-targeting countries that have announced target ranges since the 1990s, the credibility in expectation varies strongly over time and reveals substantial cross-country variation. Further, the inflation risk premium tends to be small when the credibility level is high. (JEL classification: E52, G12, C58, E43)
AB - This study quantifies the inflation-targeting credibility in expectation as perceived by bond markets, measured by the posterior probability of the expected inflation falling within the target range over time. To this end, we derive an analytical inflation-expectation expression from a macro-finance arbitrage-free affine term-structure model. We then simulate its posterior distributions to account for the parameter and yield curve factor uncertainties. According to our empirical results for five inflation-targeting countries that have announced target ranges since the 1990s, the credibility in expectation varies strongly over time and reveals substantial cross-country variation. Further, the inflation risk premium tends to be small when the credibility level is high. (JEL classification: E52, G12, C58, E43)
KW - Bayesian MCMC algorithm
KW - Inflation risk premium
KW - Macro-finance affine term-structure model
KW - Parameter uncertainty
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U2 - 10.1016/j.iref.2019.12.007
DO - 10.1016/j.iref.2019.12.007
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85077700593
SN - 1059-0560
VL - 67
SP - 66
EP - 84
JO - International Review of Economics and Finance
JF - International Review of Economics and Finance
ER -