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 …

employs bivariate cointegration methodology to examine the long-term relationship between inflation index and the different …

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 …

This Selected Issues paper examines the acceleration of inflation over the past year in Chile, identifying domestic … compares it with alternative policy rules. The paper concludes that Chile’s framework based on an explicit inflation target, a …

The recent global financial crisis has exposed the limitations of a conventional inflation targeting framework in … and inflation. Possible refinements to the inflation targeting framework in Korea were investigated by taking into account … business cycle fluctuations by mitigating the buildup of factors that lead to large fluctuations in output and inflation. …

ahead. Uruguay’s near-term economic prospects are generally favorable. The main short-term challenge is rising inflation …