EFFECTS OF COLOMBIA’S CENTRAL BANK REPUTATION ON FORECAST ERRORS OF THE INTEREST RATE

This study analyzes the effects of Colombia’s central bank reputation and communication on the forecast errors of the monetary policy interest rate. A methodology is implemented that consists of calculating the forecast error through financial market expectations for horizons of 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 mo...

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Autores: Anzoátegui Zapata, Juan Camilo, Rodríguez Arango, Danilo, Galvis Ciro, Juan Camilo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Investigación Económica
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/86454
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/rie/article/view/86454
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Forecast errors
interest rate expectations
communication
monetary policy
errores de pronóstico
expectativas de tasa de interés
comunicación
política monetaria
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Sumario:This study analyzes the effects of Colombia’s central bank reputation and communication on the forecast errors of the monetary policy interest rate. A methodology is implemented that consists of calculating the forecast error through financial market expectations for horizons of 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months. Subsequently, different communication indicators of the Central Bank are built to estimate their effects on forecast errors. The econometric estimates allowed us to identify that reputation helps to reduce forecast errors, both in the short and long term. On the other hand, the monetary policy news reduces the errors for the horizons of 1, 3, 6 and 9 months. Finally, it was found that the clarity of the communication only matters at 1 and 3 months. The main policy recommendation is to consolidate the reputation of monetary policy and improve communication channels in order to influence long-term expectations more strongly.