This paper explores the role of exchange rates in emerging economies with inflation-targeting regimes, an issue that … has become especially germane during the current episode of financial turmoil and volatile capital flows. Under inflation … targeting, the interest rate is the main monetary policy tool for influencing activity and inflation, and there is little …

This paper analyzes the monetary policy response to rising inflation in emerging and developing countries associated … with the food and oil price shocks in 2007 and the first half of 2008. It reviews inflation developments in a sample of … of inflation; provides a synthesis of policy responses taken against the background of the conflicting objectives and …

This paper provides an overview of inflation targeting frameworks and macroeconomic performance under inflation … targeting. Inflation targeting frameworks are generally quite similar across countries, and a broad consensus has developed in … favor of "flexible" inflation targeting. The evidence shows that, although inflation target ranges are missed frequently in …

, the effects on inflation and output volatility in the event of demand and cost-push shocks are minimal. Financially …

above a certain threshold, whereas programmed spending does not seem to depend on inflation. Finally, it shows that the …