In this paper I evaluate inflation targeting for ten countries. The evaluation is based on unconditional as well as … conditional measures of the variance of inflation around target. With strict inflation targeting, expectations of the future … Price Index (CPI) when calculating the inflation rate, I find that the null hypothesis can be rejected for six of ten …

Since the 2001 recession, average core inflation has been below the Federal Reserve's 2% target. This deflationary bias … corrects the bias and brings inflation back on target. Adopting this asymmetric rule improves welfare and reduces the risk of …

The purpose of this paper is to examine inflation targeting (IT) in emerging countries by concentrating essentially on … of this paper is on Brazil, which began inflation targeting in 1999, we also examine the experience of other countries … in the fight against inflation. …

-type interest rate feedback rules. That is, rules whereby the nominal interest rate is set as an increasing function of inflation … with a slope greater than one around an intended inflation target. This paper shows that such rules can easily lead to … chaotic dynamics. The result is obtained for feedback rules that depend on contemporaneous or expected future inflation. The …

Should an inflation-targeting central bank have an explicit tolerance band around its inflation target? This paper … for several reasons. Most important, an inflation-targeting central bank should be open and transparent to the public … regarding its actual ability to control inflation. We discuss how a numerical measure of the proper width of the band can be …

exchange rate regime yields a lower loss compared to an inflation targeting policy, even if this policy ranking would be …-maker to adopt inflation targeting over a strict exchange rate targeting regime. Full credibility is not a precondition, but … exposure to foreign and financial shocks and high steady state inflation make joining the EMU relatively more attractive for a …

This study analyses India's inflation using the Phillips curve theory. To estimate an open-economy Phillips curve, we … need three variables: (1) inflation (2) the output gap and (3) the real effective exchange rate. In India, the incorrect … composite consumer price index (CCPI) was the best measure of inflation, and should be used to construct the real effective …

Using frequency domain techniques to separate short and long run dynamics and decomposing inflation into its common and … idiosyncratic components, we study the regime dependence of the inflation-RPV relation in Argentina and the USA. Under High … inflation, strong long-run comovement between RPV and Inflation is found for both economies, that extends to the short run …

inflation, particularly in the 1970s, and the choice of an exchange rate regime consistent with domestic monetary and fiscal … reminiscent of the global inflation generated by the weak dollar in the 1970s. …

adamant about preventing a rise in inflation? The large fiscal imbalance brings about inflationary pressures, triggering a … spiral of higher inflation, output contraction, and further debt accumulation. A coordinated commitment to inflate away the …