The Impact of the Regime-Shift Premium on Forward Interest Rates and Inflation Expectations in the Czech Republic (in Czech)

The article analyzes the factors leading to the fall of forward interest rates in the Czech Republic between 1999 and 2003. A key point in this regard is the existence of a term and a regime-shift premium associated with the country’s anticipated entry into the eurozone. The paper suggests that the shift into a credible low inflation regime, accompanied by a decreased regime-shift premium, may have affected Czech forward rates. Inflation expectations are subject to regime shifts and cyclical economic development, and to expectations of lower central-bank inflation targets.