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Alan Blinder

The term "Forward Guidance" is a monetary-policy concept1. Alan Blinder's 2022 paper is openly skeptical that the central-bank communication model can be successfully extended to the general public2.

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The term "Forward Guidance" is a monetary-policy concept

The Architecture of Carney's Voice: Who Builds the Language
“a central bank's communication of the likely path of future interest rates; in its modern form it is associated with Alan Blinder's 1990s work and with Ben Bernanke's Fed”
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Alan Blinder's 2022 paper is openly skeptical that the central-bank communication model can be successfully extended to the general public

The Architecture of Carney's Voice: Who Builds the Language
“Alan Blinder's own work — particularly the 2022 paper — is openly skeptical that the central-bank communication model can be successfully extended to the general public, predicting that "attempts to communicate with the general public, though laudable, will fail."”
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central banks should communicate more

The Architecture of Carney's Voice: Who Builds the Language
“Blinder's earlier 1996 argument that central banks should communicate more”
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Alan Blinder co-authored a survey paper on central bank communication

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publication of Blinder's 2022 paper