An explanation of why, in the face of a booming economy, low unemployment, and scant inflation pressures, the Federal Reserve must continue its campaign to achieve price stability.

An argument that adopting specific inflation targets as a way of achieving price stability would enhance the United States' economic performance.

The world has seen a dramatic decline in inflation rates in recent decades, but concerns about inflation may still be warranted, especially in some countries. Evidence is mounting that inflation is harmful to economic activity even at fairly modest rates of inflation because of the way it...