scholarly journals The Efficacy of Monetary Policy Variables in Reducing Unemployment Rate in Nigeria

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amassoma D ◽  
Francis Oluwatosin Esther
Keyword(s):  
Monetary Policy ◽  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Unemployment Rate ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Policy Instrument ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Policy Variable ◽  
Monetary Authorities ◽  
Sustainable Investment ◽  
Using Data

The main purpose of embarking on this study is to ascertain the effectiveness of monetary policy in reducing unemployment rate in Nigeria using data spanning from 1970-2013. Despite the inconsistences in monetary policy instruments in Nigeria over the years there had not been much concrete evidence from theoretical and empirical literatures, regarding whether or not monetary policy is an effective tool that can be used to achieve key macroeconomic objective in the country vis-a-vis unemployment rate. The aforementioned as made this current study to be inevitable in terms of ascertaining whether monetary policy instrument in form of contractionary monetary policy exhibits the tendency to reduce unemployment rate in the country which is a topical issue around the globe. In order to achieve the above goals, the study utilized multiple regressions (OLS) approach and error correction modelling was used to examine the effect of some key monetary policy variables on unemployment in Nigeria. Evidence from the result shows that exchange rate and consumer’s price index are the only monetary policy variables that influence unemployment rate while others do not. The results equally x-rayed that there is a unidirectional causality between monetary policy variable and unemployment rate which runs from exchange rate to unemployment. Owing from the above, the study therefore recommends that, the monetary authorities via central bank of Nigeria should ensure some reasonable monetary policy stands that would be suitable in reducing interest rate in the economy. Furthermore they should ensure relatively stable prices of goods and services which would guarantee sustainable investment that can enhance employment opportunities in the country.

The Exchange Rate as a Source of Disturbances: The UK 1979-2000

2002 ◽  
Vol 181 ◽  
pp. 96-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Cobham
Keyword(s):  
Monetary Policy ◽  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Policy Instrument ◽  
Monetary Regimes ◽  
Monetary Authorities ◽  
The Exchange Rate ◽  
Exchange Rate Changes ◽  
The Uk

Evidence is presented on the extent to which the possibility for the exchange rate to vary has been useful or unhelpful for UK monetary policy over the last two decades. ‘Large’ exchange rate changes and ‘large’ misalignments are identified, and the thinking and actions of the monetary authorities in response to the level of and changes in the exchange rate in successive monetary regimes are examined. It is argued that the exchange rate has not generally functioned as a useful automatic equilibrating mechanism or as a useful policy instrument; and that in nearly every phase there were movements of the exchange rate, or pressures on it, which for the authorities were unexpected and unwelcome. Thus the exchange rate has typically been a source of extraneous shocks.

scholarly journals A RECONSIDERATION OF THE DOCTRINAL FOUNDATIONS OF MONETARY POLICY RULES: FISHER VERSUS CHICAGO

2021 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-82
Author(s):  
George S. Tavlas
Keyword(s):  
Monetary Policy ◽  
Price Level ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Policy Instrument ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Policy Uncertainty ◽  
Direct Link ◽  
Policy Rule ◽  
Policy Rules ◽  
Monetary Policy Rules

There has long been a presumption that the price-level stabilization frameworks of Irving Fisher and Chicagoans Henry Simons and Lloyd Mints were essentially equivalent. I show that there were subtle, but important, differences in the rationales underlying the policies of Fisher and the Chicagoans. Fisher’s framework involved substantial discretion in the setting of the policy instruments; for the Chicagoans the objective of a policy rule was to tie the hands of the authorities in order to reduce discretion and, thus, monetary policy uncertainty. In contrast to Fisher, the Chicagoans provided assessments of the workings of alternative rules, assessed various criteria—including simplicity and reduction of political pressures—in the specification of rules, and concluded that rules would provide superior performance compared with discretion. Each of these characteristics provided a direct link to the rules-based framework of Milton Friedman. Like Friedman’s framework, Simons’s preferred rule targeted a policy instrument.

scholarly journals A Reconsideration of the Doctrinal Foundations of Monetary-Policy Rules: Fisher versus Chicago

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
George S. Tavlas
Keyword(s):  
Monetary Policy ◽  
Price Level ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Policy Instrument ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Policy Uncertainty ◽  
Direct Link ◽  
Policy Rule ◽  
Policy Rules ◽  
Monetary Policy Rules

There has long been a presumption that the price-level-stabilization frameworks of Irving Fisher and Chicagoans Henry Simons and Lloyd Mints were essentially equivalent. I show that there were subtle, but important, differences in the rationales underlying the policies of Fisher and the Chicagoans. Fisher’s framework involved substantial discretion in the setting of the policy instruments; for the Chicagoans the objective of a policy rule was to tie the hands of the authorities in order to reduce discretion and, thus, monetary-policy uncertainty. In contrast to Fisher, the Chicagoans provided assessments of the workings of alternative rules, assessed various criteria -- including simplicity and reduction of political pressures -- in the specification of rules, and concluded that rules would provide superior performance compared with discretion. Each of these characteristics provided a direct link to the rules-based framework of Milton Friedman. Like Friedman’s framework, Simons’s preferred rule targeted a policy instrument.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Monetary Policy in Morocco: Stability and Implications

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-28
Author(s):  
MERYEM ERRAITEB
Keyword(s):  
Monetary Policy ◽  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Interest Rate ◽  
Central Bank ◽  
Narrow Sense ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Monetary Authorities ◽  
Aggregate Growth ◽  
The Exchange Rate ◽  
Effectiveness Of Monetary Policy

The purpose of this study is evaluating the effectiveness of monetary policy in Morocco. The results suggest that the monetary authorities must get out of the narrowness of logic monetarist by adopting a new approach which explicitly privileges the targeting of inflation as the ultimate goal, while referring to a multitude of indicators likely to guide the Central Bank in the conduct of its monetary policy as the exchange rate and interest rate next to the M3 aggregate growth rule. Thus, monetary authorities should out of the narrow sense monetarist by adopting a new approach that focuses explicitly targeting inflation as the ultimate goal, while referring to a multitude of indicators to guide the central bank in the conduct of monetary policy as exchange rate and Interest rate ET and this, alongside the growth rule M3.  

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Impact of the Bank of Russia Key Rate on the Commercial Banks’ Deposit Policy

2020 ◽  
pp. 99-111
Author(s):  
M. N. Konyagina ◽  
I. R. Meurmishvili ◽  
A. A. Dochkina
Keyword(s):  
Monetary Policy ◽  
Interest Rates ◽  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Policy Instrument ◽  
Credit System ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
State Of The Economy ◽  
Current Impact ◽  
The Impact

The monetary policy of the Central Bank is in the sphere of interests of economists of various specializations. Determining the value of money in the economy, the money supply, and ensuring the effective functioning of the national payment system, the regulator has a significant impact on the state of the economy and determines the prospects for its development. One of the most important monetary policy instruments is the key rate. However, the efficiency of its application in different economies at different historical periods is different.At the same time, commercial banks, being the core of the credit system, are extremely dependent on the volume and quality characteristics of accumulated deposits. Private clients’ deposits are an important resource for both short-term and long-term operations of credit organizations. In Russia, banks play a leading role in the financial market. In this regard, the evaluation of the impact of a key rate as an important monetary policy instrument on the banks’ deposit policy is of particular relevance in the current state of the Russian economy. Therefore, determining as an aim of the research the evaluation of the current impact of the Bank of Russia key rate on the Russian credit organizations’ deposit policy, the authors sorted out the necessary relevant data on interest rates and deposit volumes in Russian commercial banks in 2014–2018, assessed the strength of the relationship between the Bank of Russia key rate and banks’ deposit rates and the volume of deposits in the country, identified the problems of implementing monetary policy in Russia and evaluated the effectiveness of the key rate as the monetary policy tool.

scholarly journals APPLICATION OF UNCONVENTIONAL MONETARY POLICY INSTRUMENTS IN MITIGATION OF THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF THE COVID 19 VIRUS PANDEMIC

2020 ◽  
pp. 231
Author(s):  
Marina Đorđević ◽  
Jadranka Đurović Todorović ◽  
Milica Ristić Cakić
Keyword(s):  
Monetary Policy ◽  
Aggregate Demand ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Central Banks ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
Quantitative Easing ◽  
Unconventional Monetary Policy ◽  
Monetary Authorities ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Theoretical Overview

Unconventional monetary policy instruments are used in conditions when monetary policy has exhausted all the usual measures and instruments that are otherwise applied by the central bank in the regular process of conducting monetary policy. The most commonly used instruments are, of course, quantitative easing or quantitative alleviation.The aim of this paper is to point out the application of unconventional monetary policy instruments during the economic crisis caused by the COVID 19 virus pandemic in the most important banks in the world. After a theoretical overview of the concept of quantitative easing, the paper presents the empirical experiences of the Bank of Japan, the Fed, the ECB, and other central banks. Based on the analysis of applied measures and data on the use of quantitative facilities in selected central banks, it can be concluded that they resorted to the use of this instrument in times of crisis to a greater or lesser intensity. Also, the increased liquidity caused by their implementation had a significant impact on aggregate demand, inflation and GDP. This analysis can be useful to the monetary authorities in Serbia if they are to review the application of QE in the leading monetary institutions and help them to draw the conclusions that would lead to the most painless application of this instrument in the Republic of Serbia.

Prospects of the Initiation of Inflation Targeting in RF

2008 ◽  
pp. 46-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Ulyukaev ◽  
S. Drobyshevsky ◽  
P. Trunin
Keyword(s):  
Monetary Policy ◽  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
Inflation Targeting ◽  
Policy Regime ◽  
Monetary Authorities ◽  
The Exchange Rate

Bank of Russia officials have recently declared the possibility of switching to the inflation targeting regime in the medium run. The article considers benefits and shortcomings of monetary policy regime as well as the economic performance of the inflation targeting countries. The authors conclude that Russia now starts meeting conditions crucial for the success of inflation targeting. In such circumstances Russian monetary authorities have an opportunity to weaken the exchange rate goal in favor of the inflation goal.

Monetary Policy and Nigeria's Trade Balance, 1980-2018

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-138
Author(s):  
Musa Abdullahi Sakanko ◽  
Kanang Amos Akims
Keyword(s):  
Monetary Policy ◽  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Interest Rates ◽  
Trade Balance ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Flexible Exchange Rate ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Distributed Lag ◽  
Long Run

Several countries have integrated monetary easement into their foreign policy to faucet the gains from trade thereby, assuring that market forces determine monetary policy instruments such as interest rate and exchange rate. It is on this note and this paper empirically evaluate the effect of monetary policy on Nigeria's trade balance using the Autoregressive Distributed Lag Model on the time series data spanning from 1980 to 2018. The findings reveal that monetary policy tools of real interest and effective exchange rate have a long-run co-integration relationship and significant adverse effects on Nigeria's trade balance both in the short-run and long-run. Thus, the paper concludes that monetary policy is a veritable tool through which Nigeria can maintain a favorable trade balance. Therefore, policymakers should step on measures that will maintain low-interest rates to sustain a flexible exchange rate and remove all rigidities associated with the international payment system.JEL Classification: C22, E52, F13How to Cite:Sakanko, M. A., & Akims, K. A. (2021). Monetary Policy and Nigeria’s Trade Balance, 1980-2018. Signifikan: Jurnal Ilmu Ekonomi, 10(1), 129-138. https://doi.org/10.15408/sjie.v10i1.18132.

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