Transparency has become a prominent feature of monetary policy. This paper provides an overview of central bank … communication practices and is the first to systematically analyze transparency trends throughout the world and across monetary … inflation and economic development have undergone larger increases in transparency. Moreover, it shows that greater transparency …

Transparency has become one of the main features of monetary policymaking during the last decade. This paper … establishes some stylized facts. In addition, it provides a systematic overview of the practice of monetary policy transparency … framework, including inflation targeting. Nevertheless, the paper finds significant differences in transparency across monetary …

Central bank independence and transparency have become best practice in monetary policy. This paper cautions that … transparency about economic information may not be beneficial in the absence of central bank independence. The reason is that it …