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    • Modellberegninger av produksjonsgapet 

      Hagelund, Kåre; Hansen, Frank; Robstad, Ørjan (Staff Memo;4/2018, Working paper, 2018)
      I denne artikkelen dokumenteres et sett av modeller som Norges Bank benytter i vurderingen av produksjonsgapet. Modellene tar hensyn til utviklingen i sentrale konjunkturindikatorer som BNP, arbeidsledighet, inflasjon, ...
    • Modellering av kredittrisiko i foretakssektoren - Videreutvikling av SEBRA-modellen 

      Bernhardsen, Eivind; Larsen, Kai (Journal article, 2007)
      Norges Bank har siden 2001 brukt en empirisk modell, SEBRA-modellen, til å anslå sannsynligheter for konkurs i norske aksjeselskap. Modellen brukes også til å anslå bankenes forventede utlånstap til foretak og ulike næringer. ...
    • Modelling Credit Risk in the Enterprise Sector – Further Development of the SEBRA Model 

      Bernhardsen, Eivind; Larsen, Kai (Journal article, 2007)
      Since 2001, Norges Bank has used an empirical model, the SEBRA model2, to estimate bankruptcy probabilities for Norwegian limited companies. The model is also used to estimate banks’ expected losses on loans to enterprises ...
    • Modelling Inflation in the Euro Area 

      Jansen, Eilev S. (Working Papers;10/2004, Working paper, 2004)
      The paper presents an incomplete competition model (ICM), where inflation is determined jointly with unit labour cost growth. The ICM is estimated on data for the Euro area and evaluated against existing models, i.e. the ...
    • Modelling Occasionally Binding Constraints Using Regime-Switching 

      Binning, Andrew; Maih, Junior (Working Papers;23/2017, Working paper, 2017)
      Occasionally binding constraints are part of the economic landscape: for instance recent experience with the global financial crisis has highlighted the gravity of the lower bound constraint on interest rates; mortgagors ...
    • Modernisering og utkontraktering av Norges Banks oppgjørssystem 

      Solheim, Jon A.; Strømme, Helge (Journal article, 2003)
      Norges Bank har med utkontraktering av systemet for oppgjør mellom bankene tatt et ytterligere skritt i retning av konsentrasjon om sine kjerneoppgaver. Utkontrakteringen forventes å redusere de samlede kostnadene for ...
    • Monetary and Macroprudential Policy with Multi-Period Loans 

      Brzoza-Brzezina, Michał; Gelain, Paolo; Kolasa, Marcin (Working Papers;16/2014, Working paper, 2014)
      We study the implications of multi-period loans for monetary and macroprudential policy, considering several realistic modifications - variable vs. fixed loan rates, non-negativity constraint on newly granted loans, and ...
    • Monetary Policy Analysis in Practice 

      Alstadheim, Ragna; Bache, Ida Wolden; Holmsen, Amund; Maih, Junior; Røisland, Øistein (Staff Memo;11/2010, Working paper, 2010)
      Norges Bank is one of few central banks publishing an interest rate fore- cast. This paper discusses how we derive and communicate the interest rate forecast. To produce the forecasts, the Bank uses a medium-sized small ...
    • Monetary Policy Analysis in Practice - a Conditional Forecasting Approach 

      Bache, Ida Wolden; Brubakk, Leif; Jore, Anne Sofie; Maih, Junior; Nicolaisen, Jon (Staff Memo;8/2010, Working paper, 2010)
      In this paper we provide a broad outline of the forecasting and policy analysis system adopted at Norges Bank.
    • Monetary Policy and Asset Prices: To Respond or Not? 

      Akram, Q. Farooq; Bårdsen, Gunnar; Eitrheim, Øyvind (Working Papers;9/2005, Working paper, 2005)
      We investigate whether there is a case for asset prices in interest rates rules within a small econometric model of the Norwegian economy, modeling the interdependence of the real economy, credit and three classes of ...
    • Monetary Policy and Exchange Rate Interactions in a Small Open Economy 

      Bjørnland, Hilde C. (Working Papers;16/2005, Working paper, 2005)
      This paper analyses the transmission mechanisms of monetary policy in a small open economy like Norway through structural VARs, paying particular attention to the interdependence between the monetary policy stance and ...
    • Monetary Policy and Exchange Rate Overshooting: Dornbusch Was Right After All 

      Bjørnland, Hilde C. (Working Papers;9/2009, Working paper, 2009)
      Dornbusch’s exchange rate overshooting hypothesis is a central building block in international macroeconomics. Yet, empirical studies of monetary policy have typically found exchange rate effects that are inconsistent with ...
    • Monetary Policy and Financial Stability in the Long Run 

      Cao, Jin; Chollete, Lorán (Working Papers;21/2013, Working paper, 2013)
      Most theoretical central bank models use short horizons and focus on a single tradeoff. However, in reality, central banks play complex, long-horizon games and face more than one tradeoff. We account for these issues in a ...
    • Monetary Policy and the Illusionary Exchange Rate Puzzle 

      Bjørnland, Hilde C. (Working Papers;11/2005, Working paper, 2005)
      Dornbusch’s exchange rate overshooting hypothesis is a central building block in international macroeconomics. Yet, empirical studies of monetary policy have typically found exchange rate effects that are inconsistent with ...
    • Monetary Policy and the Trade-Off Between Inflation and Output Variability 

      McCaw, Sharon; Morka, Kjersti Haare (Journal article, 2005)
      This article explores the consequences of various approaches to the conduct of monetary policy. A small, calibrated model of the Norwegian economy is used, which highlights the short-run trade-off between stabilising ...
    • Monetary Policy Committees and Communication 

      Qvigstad, Jan F.; Fridriksson, Ingimundur; Langbraaten, Nina (Staff Memo;2/2013, Working paper, 2013)
      A country has only one central bank. It is therefore logical to compare it with central banks of other countries. There is broad agreement on the objective of monetary policy – price stability – and on central bank ...
    • Monetary Policy Decisions – Comparing Theory and "Inside" Information from MPC Members 

      Apel, Mikael; Claussen, Carl Andreas; Gerlach-Kristen, Petra; Lennartsdotter, Petra; Røisland, Øistein (Working Papers;3/2013, Working paper, 2013)
      We analyze the influence of the Taylor rule on US monetary policy by estimating the policy preferences of the Fed within a DSGE framework. The policy preferences are represented by a standard loss function, extended with ...
    • Monetary Policy Frameworks – Norges Bank in the Light of the Literature and International Practice 

      Claussen, Carl Andreas; Jonassen, Morten; Langbraaten, Nina (Journal article, 2007)
      The past 20 years have brought major changes in monetary policy, in Norway and abroad. Most central banks now have instrument independence, and price stability is the common objective of monetary policy. The organisation ...
    • Monetary Policy in Real Time 

      Qvigstad, Jan F. (Working Papers;1/2001, Working paper, 2001)
      The interest rate is set by the central bank with a view to securing a nominal anchor for the economy in the long term. The setting of interest rates is based on evaluations of economic trends and the balance of risks. In ...
    • Monetary Policy Predictability in the Euro Area: An International Comparison 

      Wilhelmsen, Bjørn-Roger; Zaghini, Andrea (Working Papers;7/2005, Working paper, 2005)
      The paper evaluates the ability of market participants to anticipate monetary policy decisions in the euro area and in 13 other countries. First, by looking at the magnitude and the volatility of the changes in the money ...