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Inflation Targeting in Emerging Market Countries

Mishkin, Frederic S. - 2000

This paper outlines what inflation targeting involves for emerging market/transition countries and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of this monetary policy strategy. The discussion suggests that although inflation targeting is not a panacea and may not be appropriate for many emerging...

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Can Inflation Targeting Work in Emerging Market Countries?

Mishkin, Frederic S. - 2004

This paper explores issues in emerging market countries to make inflation targeting work for them. It starts by outlining why emerging market economies are so different from advanced economies and then discuss why developing strong fiscal, financial and monetary institutions is so critical to...

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The Mirage of Exchange Rate Regimes for Emerging Market Countries

Calvo, Guillermo - 2003

This paper argues that much of the debate on choosing an exchange rate regime misses the boat. It begins by discussing the standard theory of choice between exchange rate regimes, and then explores the weaknesses in this theory, especially when it is applied to emerging market economies. It then...

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Financial Policies and the Prevention of Financial Crises in Emerging Market Countries

Mishkin, Frederic S. - 2001

This paper outlines a set of financial policies that can help make financial crises less likely in emerging market countries. To justify these policies, the paper first explains what a financial crisis is, the factors that promote a financial crisis and the dynamics of a financial crisis. It...

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Macroprudential Policies in Open Emerging Economies

Hahm, Joon-Ho - 2012

This paper examines macroprudential policies in open emerging economies. It discusses how the recent financial crisis has provided a rationale for macroprudential policies to help manage the economy and the need for policymakers to monitor the financial cycle and systemic risks. It also...

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International Experiences with Different Monetary Policy Regimes

Mishkin, Frederic S. - 1999

This paper examines the international experiences with four basic types of monetary policy regimes: 1) exchange-rate targeting, 2) monetary targeting, 3) inflation targeting, and 4) monetary policy with an implicit but not an explicit nominal anchor. The basic theme that emerges from this...

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Are Real Interest Rates Equal Across Countries? An Empirical Investigation of International Parity Conditions

Mishkin, Frederic S. - 1982

monetary authorities have no control over their real rate relative to the world rate, limiting the impact of their … economy models which allow: 1) domestic real rates to differ from world rates, 2) time varying risk premiums in the forward … policy makers to exertsome control over their domestic real rate relative to those in the rest of the world. However, the …

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Monetary Policy Strategy : Lessons from the Crisis

Mishkin, Frederic S. - 2011

This paper examines what we have learned and how we should change our thinking about monetary policy strategy in the aftermath of the 2007-2009 financial crisis. It starts with a discussion of where the science of monetary policy was before the crisis and how central banks viewed monetary policy...

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Over The Cliff : From the Subprime to the Global Financial Crisis

Mishkin, Frederic S. - 2010

This paper examines what transformed a significant, but relatively mild, financial disruption into a full-fledged financial crisis. It discusses why, although the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy was a key trigger for the global financial crisis, three other events were at least as important: the AIG...

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Does Inflation Targeting Make a Difference?

Mishkin, Frederic S. - 2007

Yes, as inferred from panel evidence for inflation-targeting countries and a control group of high-achieving industrial countries that do not target inflation. Our evidence suggests that inflation targeting helps countries achieve lower inflation in the long run, have smaller inflation response...

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