This paper studies inflation dynamics during 25 historical episodes in advanced economies where output remained well …, underpinned by weak labor markets, slowing wage growth, and, in many cases, falling oil prices. Indeed, inflation declined by … about the same fraction of the initial inflation rate across episodes. That said, disinflation has tended to taper off at …

impact on the economy—given better anchored inflation expectations and inflation being less responsive to variation in … effectiveness may moderate in graying societies. It then uses Bayesian estimation techniques for the U.S., Canada, Japan, U.K., and … Germany to confirm a weakening of monetary policy effectiveness over time with regards to unemployment and inflation. After …

Singapore entered the COVID-19 pandemic with sizable policy space and robust economic policy frameworks, yet facing …

The purpose of the mission was to improve the understanding of the conduct of monetary policy in an inflation targeting …

Japan has the most rapidly aging population in the world. This affects growth and fiscal sustainability, but the … potential impact on inflation has been studied less. We use the IMF’s Global Integrated Fiscal and Monetary Model (GIMF) and … advanced countries as well, but we find that deflation risk from aging is not inevitable as ambitious structural reforms and an …