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In the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2008, short-term interest rates used as a conventional monetary policy tool were lowered to zero by the central banks of the developed countries. Unconventional monetary policy tools were also  adopted. One example of these unconventional monetary policy tools is forward guidance. The aim of forward guidance is to signal the future policy actions of central banks. Although forward guidance was used by some central banks before the financial crisis, it became more common in the aftermath of the crisis. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the policy of forward guidance adopted when interest rates are at or near zero, or in other words when there is zero lower bound. In this study, the policy of forward guidance adopted by developed countries is analyzed under three categories, which is in line with the classification commonly adopted in the literature. In accordance with this classification, the study will first focus on forward guidance adopted by central banks before the financial crisis, followed by the detailed analysis of the policy adopted in the aftermath of the crisis. Finally, it discusses whether this policy can be used as a monetary policy tool.

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