Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/212891 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
BOFIT Discussion Papers No. 6/2018
Publisher: 
Bank of Finland, Institute for Economies in Transition (BOFIT), Helsinki
Abstract: 
This paper investigates the empirical validity of the claim that China employed a forward-looking monetary policy rule from 2001 to 2016. Survey expectations are used in conjunction with competing money supply and interest rate rules. The paper contributes to the literature by addressing the problems of serial correlation and structural breaks in the underlying policy reaction function. Un-like earlier studies indicating a strong role for expectations in Chinese monetary policy, we find expectations only began to play a significant role after 2008. This finding is robust for expectations series based on surveys of both households and forecasting experts. We also find that the People's Bank of China promotes economic growth in procyclical fashion, but applies countercyclical policy in managing inflation.
JEL: 
E58
E31
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
ISBN: 
978-952-323-216-7
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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