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The paper argues that many of the exaggerated claims that globalization has been an important factor in lowering … inflation in recent years just do not hold up. Globalization does, however, have the potential to be stabilizing for individual … globalization on the monetary transmission mechanism and arrives at the following answers: (1) Has globalization led to a decline in …
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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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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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that six ideas that are now accepted by monetary authorities and governments in almost all countries of the world have led …
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This paper outlines what problems asymmetric information creates for the financial system and shows and shows that the presence of asymmetric information explains why banks are so important. The paper then goes on to explain why prudential supervision of these institutions is needed, and what...
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One decade of inflation targeting in the world offers lessons on the design and implementation of inflation targeting …
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This paper examines what strategies policymakers have used to both reduce and control inflation. It first outlines why a consensus has emerged that inflation needs to be controlled. Then it examines four basic strategies: exchange rate pegging, monetary targeting, inflation targeting, and the...
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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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