The Information Content of Financial and Economic Variables: Empirical Tests of Information Variables in Japan

The main topic of this paper is "information variables" (or "indicators") of monetary policy, which work as criteria for setting the direction of monetary policy. After briefly surveying the notion and candidates of information variables, according to the studies mainly in the United States, empirical tests using Japan's data are conducted. It can be said that some information variables seem to be useful, but the results are mixed in general.

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Year of publication:	1991
Authors:	Kato, Kengo
Published in:	Monetary and Economic Studies. - Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies. - Vol. 9.1991, 1, p. 61-86
Publisher:	Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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