What can we interpret about the central bank’s preferences from this loss function (Equation 13.1)? (b) Briefly explain how this loss function compares to the standard loss function and a loss function with yT > ye. (c) Find the inflation bias for a central bank with this loss function (Equation 13.1). [Hint: see Section 4.6 in Chapter 4].

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Central bank has the following loss function:
L=−(yt −ye)+β(πt −πT )2 (13.1) Consult Chapter 13 to answer the following questions:

(a) What can we interpret about the central bank’s preferences from this loss function (Equation 13.1)?

(b) Briefly explain how this loss function compares to the standard loss function and a loss function with yT > ye.

(c) Find the inflation bias for a central bank with this loss function (Equation 13.1). [Hint: see Section 4.6 in Chapter 4]. 

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