rate response to deviations of the inflation rate from target, to the change in the output gap, to money demand shocks and …-term inflation expectations, monetary targeting introduces inertia and history-dependence into the monetary policy rule. This is …

and disadvantages of the various output gap measures. First, I examine the usefulness of the output gap for inflation …

deviations of inflation from target, but not to monetary growth. This result is at odds with the Bundesbank´s claim that it … Bundesbank took its monetary targets seriously, but also responded to deviations of expected inflation and output growth from …

inflation stability and whether, in the presence of financial frictions, the optimal outcome can be realized or approached more … inflation targeting cum exchange rate stabilization and a price-level targeting are more suitable rules in minimizing …

This paper studies the importance of money for inflation in the euro area. An inflation equation is derived from a … small model that combines the supply and demand for money with a Phillips curve and the assumption that inflation … expectations develop adaptively. The model's solution attributes an impact on inflation not to actual money growth but to its core …