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We propose a new approach to assessing the anchoring of inflation expectations using "strategic surveys". Namely, we … measure households' revisions in long-run inflation expectations after they are presented with different economic scenarios. A … key advantage of this approach is that it provides a causal interpretation in terms of how inflation events affect long …
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rule and targets a zero inflation rate, there is a significant increase in the variability of output but not inflation …
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A central tenet of inflation targeting is that establishing and maintaining well-anchored inflation expectations are … essential. In this paper, we reexamine the role of key elements of the inflation targeting framework towards this end, in the … that incorporates three key characteristics of inflation targeting: transparency, commitment to maintaining price stability …
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uncertainty: such rules respond to the one-year ahead inflation forecast and to the current output gap, and incorporate a …
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perform poorly when knowledge is imperfect. In particular, policies that fail to maintain tight control over inflation are … prone to episodes in which the public's expectations of inflation become uncoupled from the policy objective and stagflation … effective communication of a central bank's inflation objective and of continued vigilance against inflation in anchoring …
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interest rate is raised or lowered from its existing level in response to inflation and changes in economic activity. These …
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At the center of the financial market crisis of 2007-2008 was a highly unusual jump in spreads between the overnight inter-bank lending rate and term London inter-bank offer rates (Libor). Because many private loans are linked to Libor rates, the sharp increase in these spreads raised the cost...
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The recent financial crisis saw a dramatic and persistent jump in interest rate spreads between overnight federal funds and longer - term interbank loans. The Fed took several actions to reduce these spreads including the creation of the Term Auction Facility (TAF). The effectiveness of these...
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perform poorly when knowledge is imperfect. In particular, policies that fail to maintain tight control over inflation are … prone to episodes in which the public's expectations of inflation become uncoupled from the policy objective and stagflation … effective communication of a central bank's inflation objective and of continued vigilance against inflation in anchoring …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298276
The central tenet of inflation targeting is the anchoring of inflation expectations. In this paper, we reexamine the … role of key elements of the inflation targeting framework towards this end, in the context of an economy where economic … characteristics of inflation targeting: transparency, commitment to maintaining price stability, and close monitoring of inflation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005342919