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Publication date: 4 March 2019

Rodolfo Nicolay and Ana Jordânia de Oliveira

Studies about the determinants of the clarity of central bank communication are still scarce. To the authors’ knowledge, there are no studies regarding emerging economies. The…

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Purpose

Studies about the determinants of the clarity of central bank communication are still scarce. To the authors’ knowledge, there are no studies regarding emerging economies. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the literature in the following aspects: to analyze the determinants of the clarity of the central bank communication in an inflation targeting emerging economy; observe the influence of inflation volatility over the clarity; and observe the effect of the monetary policy signaling over the clarity.

Design/methodology/approach

The work uses readability indexes to measure the clarity of central bank communication. The empirical analysis uses ordinary least squares and the Generalized Method of Moments with one- and two-step estimations.

Findings

The findings suggest the inflation volatility reduces the clarity of central bank communication. Moreover, the monetary policy signaling also affects the clarity, but the effect depends on the direction of the signal.

Practical implications

This paper observes the determinants of the clarity considering an emerging economy environment. The clarity of central bank communications is an important tool to access transparency. Hence, the analysis of what determines the clarity of central bank communication is a debate about the level of transparency accessed by the central bank.

Originality/value

There are no studies about the determinants of the clarity of central bank communication in emerging economies. Moreover, the novelty are the effects of inflation volatility and monetary policy signaling over the clarity.

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Journal of Economic Studies, vol. 46 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0144-3585

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Publication date: 9 November 2015

Gabriel Caldas Montes and Rodolfo Tomás da Fonseca Nicolay

Due to the fact that studies on central bank communication in emerging countries are still scarce and there are few studies related to the influence that central bank’s…

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Due to the fact that studies on central bank communication in emerging countries are still scarce and there are few studies related to the influence that central bank’s perspectives about the state of the economy have on inflation expectations in emerging economies, the purpose of this paper is to contribute to the literature in the following aspects: it proposes an indicator of the central bank’s perception of inflation based on the minutes of the COPOM meetings, and, it analyzes the influence of central bank communication on expert inflation expectations through such indicator.

Design/methodology/approach

Due to the fact that the perception of the Central Bank of Brazil is not directly observable, it is measured through the fuzzy set theory by an indicator that captures the informational content of the minutes of the COPOM meetings. The empirical analysis uses ordinary least squares, the generalized method of moments and vector-autoregressive through impulse-response analysis.

Findings

The findings suggest that the expectations of financial market experts react according to the content of the information provided by the central bank, i.e., announcements cause deterioration of expectations in times of instability, and reduce inflation expectations when inflation is controlled. The results also support the idea that the credibility of inflation targeting plays a key role in determining inflation expectations.

Practical implications

This paper suggests a new approach on studies about central bank communication. The focus here is not on the effect of the announcements in terms of future monetary policy, but on the perception of the central bank in terms of inflation. This central bank’s perception reflects the optimistic or pessimistic view about the economic outlook and risk of inflation and this perception is considered by experts of financial markets.

Originality/value

For Brazil, there are no studies about the influence of communication through the minutes of the Brazilian Monetary Policy Committee meetings on inflation expectations. The authors develop an indicator in order to measure central bank’s perception of inflation based on the minutes of COPOM meetings.

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Journal of Economic Studies, vol. 42 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0144-3585

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Publication date: 14 January 2021

Marc Sales and Rodolfo De Castro

This paper aims to present a method for strategic planning and implementation processes in health care based on lean management.

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Purpose

This paper aims to present a method for strategic planning and implementation processes in health care based on lean management.

Design/methodology/approach

Within the framework of the action research methodology, the authors present the ten steps of a kaizen project, which enable lean transformation over a period of time. The study is underpinned by a literature review of enablers and barriers and an implementation case in a tertiary care hospital.

Findings

Key points and possible contingency issues are presented for each of the steps, and a successful lean tools intervention is illustrated by examples of improvement projects of the surgical process. Conclusions of the implementation establish a roadmap for improvement projects in hospital environments based on lean management, thus bridging the existing gap between the large number of theoretical projects (much of the projects described are not sustainable over time as the hospital sector is very particular) that have failed to be implemented, or been paused mid-term, and the self-sustaining projects developed by improvement teams in the hospital.

Originality/value

The study details knowledge gleaned from a three-year project entailing various stages: forming improvement teams; training health-care professionals in lean management; drawing up a process map to identify value stream mapping improvement opportunities; implanting projects and verifying the results obtained; and finally, laying the cornerstones, which would make the project self-sustaining and open to long-term continuous improvement.

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The TQM Journal, vol. 33 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1754-2731

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Publication date: 25 November 2019

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Microfoundations of Institutions
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ISBN: 978-1-78769-127-8

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Publication date: 25 November 2019

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Microfoundations of Institutions
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ISBN: 978-1-78769-123-0

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Publication date: 10 August 2018

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Sustainability, Stakeholder Governance, and Corporate Social Responsibility
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ISBN: 978-1-78756-316-2

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Publication date: 10 December 2018

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Organization Design
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ISBN: 978-1-78756-329-2

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