This paper provides an overview of statistical measurement issues relating to alternative measures of core inflation …

This paper studies inflation dynamics during 25 historical episodes in advanced economies where output remained well …, underpinned by weak labor markets, slowing wage growth, and, in many cases, falling oil prices. Indeed, inflation declined by … about the same fraction of the initial inflation rate across episodes. That said, disinflation has tended to taper off at …

with a lag of at least three quarters, with inflation taking seven quarters to respond. Inflation is inertial and … persistent when it sets in, irrespective of the source. Exchange rate pass-through to domestic inflation is low. Inflation turns …

This article uses two analytical methodologies to understand the dynamics of inflation in Paraguay, the mark-up theory … of inflation and the monetary theory of inflation. We also study the impact of different monetary aggregates. The results … suggest that monetary factors, in particular currency in circulation, play a major role in determining long-run inflation …

This paper investigates how consumer price inflation is determined in Mali for 1979-2006 along three macroeconomic … long-run determinants of inflation. The paper offers policy recommendations for controlling inflation in Mali. …

During the first half of 2008, Sri Lanka witnessed significantly higher inflation than most other emerging Asian … countries. Inflation has since declined amid declining world commodity prices and tight monetary policy. Given the sensitivity … to global commodity prices, a core inflation measure could be useful for monetary policy. The purpose of this paper is to …

This paper pursues a computationally intensive approach to generate future inflation, followed by an exploration of the … determinants of inflation expectations by estimating a new Keynesian type Phillips curve that takes into account country … indicate that high and climbing inflation could easily seep into people’s anticipation of future inflation and linger. There …

The Maastricht inflation criterion, designed in the early 1990s to bring "high-inflation" EU countries in line with … "low-inflation" countries prior to the introduction of the euro, poses challenges for both new EU member countries and the … European Central Bank. While the criterion has positively influenced the public stance toward low inflation, it has biased the …

inflation combined with a free float seems to be the ultimate option. The paper shows how to design and operationalize such a …

In models with complete markets, targeting core inflation enables monetary policy to maximize welfare by replicating …-maximizing central bank should adopt flexible headline inflation targeting a target for headline CPI inflation with some weight on the …