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Lambda Lecture at the London School of Economics Mark Carney Governor of the Bank of England 16 th January 2017 Monetary policy trade-off Inflation relative to target Output gap 3 Monetary policy trade-off Inflation relative to target


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Lecture at the London School of Economics

Lambda

Mark Carney Governor of the Bank of England 16th January 2017

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Monetary policy trade-off

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Output gap Inflation relative to target

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Monetary policy trade-off

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Output gap Preferred trade-off Inflation relative to target

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Monetary policy trade-off

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Output gap Preferred trade-off Phillips Curve Inflation relative to target

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Monetary policy trade-off

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Output gap Preferred trade-off Phillips Curve Inflation relative to target

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Monetary policy trade-off

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Output gap Preferred trade-off Phillips Curve Inflation relative to target

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Demand shocks imply no trade-off

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Output gap Preferred trade-off Phillips Curve Inflation relative to target

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Demand shocks imply no trade-off

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Output gap Preferred trade-off Phillips Curve

Disinflationary → looser policy → return to equilibrium Inflationary → tighter policy → return to equilibrium

Inflation relative to target

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Demand shocks dominated during the “Great Moderation” (1993- 2007)…

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0.5 1 Inflation (%) Output gap (%)

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… whereas supply shocks have dominated post financial crisis

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Demand shocks dominated in US…

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2 4 Great moderation Output gap (%) Inflation (%)

United States

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Demand shocks dominated in US… and the euro area

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United States

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Euro area

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… including post crisis

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1 2 3 4 Great moderation Output gap (%) Inflation (%)

United States Euro area

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… including post crisis

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United States Euro area

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Policy problem

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𝑀𝑝𝑡𝑡𝑢 ≡ 𝜌𝑢 − 𝜌∗ 2 + 𝜇 𝑧𝑢 − 𝑧𝑢

∗ 2

Deviation of inflation from target

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Policy problem

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𝑀𝑝𝑡𝑡𝑢 ≡ 𝜌𝑢 − 𝜌∗ 2 + 𝜇 𝑧𝑢 − 𝑧𝑢

∗ 2

Deviation of inflation from target Output gap

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Policy problem

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𝑀𝑝𝑡𝑡𝑢 ≡ 𝜌𝑢 − 𝜌∗ 2 + 𝜇 𝑧𝑢 − 𝑧𝑢

∗ 2

Deviation of inflation from target Output gap Preference for output stabilisation

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Simple optimal policy

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𝜌𝑢 − 𝜌∗ = − 𝜇 𝜆 (𝑧𝑢 − 𝑧𝑢

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Simple optimal policy

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𝜌𝑢 − 𝜌∗ = − 𝜇 𝜆 (𝑧𝑢 − 𝑧𝑢

∗)

Deviation of inflation from target Output gap

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Simple optimal policy

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𝜌𝑢 − 𝜌∗ = − 𝜇 𝜆 (𝑧𝑢 − 𝑧𝑢

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Deviation of inflation from target Output gap Slope of the Phillips Curve

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Simple optimal policy

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Output gap Preferred trade-off Slope is −

𝜇 𝜆

Inflation relative to target

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Slopes imply 𝝁 around 0.1-0.2 since 1993… or around ¼ since 2008

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Data outturns MPC forecasts

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Slopes imply 𝝁 around 0.1-0.2 since 1993…and around ¼ since 2008

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Data outturns MPC forecasts

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Loss function with financial stability

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𝑀𝑝𝑡𝑡𝑢 ≡ 𝜌𝑢 − 𝜌∗ 2 + 𝜇 𝑧𝑢 − 𝑧𝑢

∗ 2 + 𝟐𝐺𝑄𝐷𝛾 𝒕𝑢 − 𝒕𝑢 ∗ 2 Deviation of inflation from target Output gap Financial Stability Indicators

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No stimulus in August would have meant no weight on output

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Preferred trade-off if 𝜇=1 Preferred trade-off if 𝜇=0.1

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August stimulus traded off some inflation for more output and lower unemployment

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1 Inflation (%) Output gap (%) August, no stimulus August, with stimulus

Preferred trade-off if 𝜇=1 Preferred trade-off if 𝜇=0.1

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Trade-off more challenging in November

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November

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UK inflation high and volatile during the 1970s and 1980s

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