摘要：In this paper, we derive internal consistency restrictions on short-term and long-term interest rate forecasts as
published by the central banks of the Czech Republic, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden. We find different degrees
of forecast consistency across these countries and also document that consistency is more apparent among short-term
forecasts compared to long-term forecasts. Our results are robust when taking a more complex lag structure and more
consistency restrictions into account. These results offer interesting policy implications as central banks´ interest rate
forecasts can be regarded as an important instrument of central bank communication.
