ScholarLens Back to search
2012•RePEc: Research Papers in EconomicsOpen access

Taylor Rule and Monetary Policy in Tunisia

Imen Mohamed Sghaier

Open full text 5 citations

Abstract

This paper estimates the forward-looking monetary policy reaction function of the Central Bank of Tunisia (CBT) using quarterly data from 1993:Q2 to 2011:Q4. Policies which the CBT applied are analyzed according to the Taylor rule. The empirical results indicate that the CBT followed the Taylor rule in its interest setting behaviour. In forward-looking models, the response coefficient of expected inflation is greater than the output gap, which is consistent with the fact that inflation is the primary objective of monetary policy. The results of forwardlooking models reflect the policies conducted in Tunisia.

Open-access reader

About this research paper

What this paper is about

This paper estimates the forward-looking monetary policy reaction function of the Central Bank of Tunisia (CBT) using quarterly data from 1993:Q2 to 2011:Q4. Policies which the CBT applied are analyzed according to the Taylor rule. The empirical results indicate that the CBT followed the Taylor rule in its interest setting behaviour. In forward-looking models, the response coefficient of expected inflation is greater than the output gap, which is consistent with the fact that inflation is the primary objective of monetary policy. The results of forwardlooking models reflect the policies conducted in Tunisia.

Why it matters

OpenAlex reports 5 citations for this work. Citation counts describe recorded attention and do not establish research quality.

Key contribution

A contribution statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.

Method / approach

Method details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Main findings

Findings are not separately available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Limitations

Limitations are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Applications

Application details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Available abstract

This paper estimates the forward-looking monetary policy reaction function of the Central Bank of Tunisia (CBT) using quarterly data from 1993:Q2 to 2011:Q4. Policies which the CBT applied are analyzed according to the Taylor rule. The empirical results indicate that the CBT followed the Taylor rule in its interest setting behaviour. In forward-looking models, the response coefficient of expected inflation is greater than the output gap, which is consistent with the fact that inflation is the primary objective of monetary policy. The results of forwardlooking models reflect the policies conducted in Tunisia.

Key concepts: Taylor rule, Monetary policy, Economics, Output gap, Inflation (cosmology), Inflation targeting, Central bank, Function (biology)

Related papers

Related paper 1Related paper 2Related paper 3
Back to paper searchBrowse research topicsOriginal source
Taylor Rule and Monetary Policy in Tunisia — Research Paper | ScholarLens