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Twitter and the Federal Reserve
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Twitter and the Federal Reserve

How the U.S. central bank is (and is not) surviving social media

Brian D. Feinstein and Peter Conti-Brown
Brookings Institution, 2020
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7

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The Federal Reserve once kept a tight lid on the information it disseminated about monetary policy, so much so that observers would pay close attention to the bulk of former Fed chair Alan Greenspan’s briefcase for insights. But more recent US central bankers have made an effort to bring transparency to communications on the economy and monetary policy. Professors Peter Conti-Brown and Brian D. Feinstein explore the intersection of the Fed’s new communication posture and its Twitter engagement in this fascinating report.

Take-Aways

  • The Trump administration openly criticized the US Federal Reserve and its chair on Twitter.
  • The Fed uses social media to disseminate standard public information.
  • Fed officials can use Twitter more effectively.

About the Authors

Peter Conti-Brown and Brian D. Feinstein are assistant professors at the University of Pennsylvania. 

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