Monetary Policy in Fossil Fuel Exporters : The Curse of Horizons

This paper examines the role of monetary policy in fossil fuel exporters at different horizons. The main argument is that central banks in these economies need to look beyond the horizon of the business cycle. In the short run, (independent) moneta...

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Main Author: Arezki, Rabah
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
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spelling okr-10986-318712022-09-05T00:23:08Z Monetary Policy in Fossil Fuel Exporters : The Curse of Horizons Arezki, Rabah MONETARY POLICY COMMODITY EXPORTERS POLICY COORDINATION STRANDED ASSETS OIL PRICE TERMS OF TRADE SHOCK PRICE VOLATILITY EXCHANGE RATE REGIME BUSINESS CYCLE INFLATION TARGET This paper examines the role of monetary policy in fossil fuel exporters at different horizons. The main argument is that central banks in these economies need to look beyond the horizon of the business cycle. In the short run, (independent) monetary policy should flexibly target inflation. In the medium run, central banks need to coordinate with fiscal authorities to ensure that monetary policy operates around a credible and sustainable fiscal anchor. In the long run, central banks should beware of the existential threats posed by new risks related to stranded assets. 2019-06-13T21:01:54Z 2019-06-13T21:01:54Z 2019-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/237551560255567369/Monetary-Policy-in-Fossil-Fuel-Exporters-The-Curse-of-Horizons http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31871 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8881 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
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topic MONETARY POLICY
COMMODITY EXPORTERS
POLICY COORDINATION
STRANDED ASSETS
OIL PRICE
TERMS OF TRADE SHOCK
PRICE VOLATILITY
EXCHANGE RATE REGIME
BUSINESS CYCLE
INFLATION TARGET
spellingShingle MONETARY POLICY
COMMODITY EXPORTERS
POLICY COORDINATION
STRANDED ASSETS
OIL PRICE
TERMS OF TRADE SHOCK
PRICE VOLATILITY
EXCHANGE RATE REGIME
BUSINESS CYCLE
INFLATION TARGET
Arezki, Rabah
Monetary Policy in Fossil Fuel Exporters : The Curse of Horizons
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8881
description This paper examines the role of monetary policy in fossil fuel exporters at different horizons. The main argument is that central banks in these economies need to look beyond the horizon of the business cycle. In the short run, (independent) monetary policy should flexibly target inflation. In the medium run, central banks need to coordinate with fiscal authorities to ensure that monetary policy operates around a credible and sustainable fiscal anchor. In the long run, central banks should beware of the existential threats posed by new risks related to stranded assets.
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author Arezki, Rabah
author_facet Arezki, Rabah
author_sort Arezki, Rabah
title Monetary Policy in Fossil Fuel Exporters : The Curse of Horizons
title_short Monetary Policy in Fossil Fuel Exporters : The Curse of Horizons
title_full Monetary Policy in Fossil Fuel Exporters : The Curse of Horizons
title_fullStr Monetary Policy in Fossil Fuel Exporters : The Curse of Horizons
title_full_unstemmed Monetary Policy in Fossil Fuel Exporters : The Curse of Horizons
title_sort monetary policy in fossil fuel exporters : the curse of horizons
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2019
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/237551560255567369/Monetary-Policy-in-Fossil-Fuel-Exporters-The-Curse-of-Horizons
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