A multiresolution analysis of NeoFisher effects in industrialized economies: Have monetary policy dynamics being misconstrued in the west?

Abstract Central Banks in major industrialized economies have struggled to keep inflation within their target ranges since the global financial crisis. The periods of missing inflation and deflation experienced in the post-crisis era have led to doubts about the traditional Fisher effect as a crucia...

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Main Author: Andrew Phiri
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Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2024-05-01
Series:Future Business Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43093-024-00335-3
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description Abstract Central Banks in major industrialized economies have struggled to keep inflation within their target ranges since the global financial crisis. The periods of missing inflation and deflation experienced in the post-crisis era have led to doubts about the traditional Fisher effect as a crucial component of the policy reaction function. We explore the NeoFisherian theory, which suggests an alternative causal relationship between the policy rate and inflation. We focus on the USA, UK, and EU and apply wavelet coherence analysis to examine the time–frequency lead–lag comovements on data spanning from January 2007 to March 2023. Our findings indicate increasing NeoFisherian dynamics, notably post-2013 taper tantrum, implying that Central Banks in industrialized economies have misunderstood monetary policy dynamics.
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spelling doaj-art-d315140ed8be42c7aa35c8a2b0bbf2542025-08-20T03:53:58ZengSpringerOpenFuture Business Journal2314-72022314-72102024-05-0110112110.1186/s43093-024-00335-3A multiresolution analysis of NeoFisher effects in industrialized economies: Have monetary policy dynamics being misconstrued in the west?Andrew Phiri0Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economic Studies, Nelson Mandela UniversityAbstract Central Banks in major industrialized economies have struggled to keep inflation within their target ranges since the global financial crisis. The periods of missing inflation and deflation experienced in the post-crisis era have led to doubts about the traditional Fisher effect as a crucial component of the policy reaction function. We explore the NeoFisherian theory, which suggests an alternative causal relationship between the policy rate and inflation. We focus on the USA, UK, and EU and apply wavelet coherence analysis to examine the time–frequency lead–lag comovements on data spanning from January 2007 to March 2023. Our findings indicate increasing NeoFisherian dynamics, notably post-2013 taper tantrum, implying that Central Banks in industrialized economies have misunderstood monetary policy dynamics.https://doi.org/10.1186/s43093-024-00335-3NeoFisher effectInflationInterest ratesMorlet waveletsUSAUK
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A multiresolution analysis of NeoFisher effects in industrialized economies: Have monetary policy dynamics being misconstrued in the west?
Future Business Journal
NeoFisher effect
Inflation
Interest rates
Morlet wavelets
USA
UK
title A multiresolution analysis of NeoFisher effects in industrialized economies: Have monetary policy dynamics being misconstrued in the west?
title_full A multiresolution analysis of NeoFisher effects in industrialized economies: Have monetary policy dynamics being misconstrued in the west?
title_fullStr A multiresolution analysis of NeoFisher effects in industrialized economies: Have monetary policy dynamics being misconstrued in the west?
title_full_unstemmed A multiresolution analysis of NeoFisher effects in industrialized economies: Have monetary policy dynamics being misconstrued in the west?
title_short A multiresolution analysis of NeoFisher effects in industrialized economies: Have monetary policy dynamics being misconstrued in the west?
title_sort multiresolution analysis of neofisher effects in industrialized economies have monetary policy dynamics being misconstrued in the west
topic NeoFisher effect
Inflation
Interest rates
Morlet wavelets
USA
UK
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s43093-024-00335-3
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