inflation target and its exposure to political pressures. We apply our methodology to Brazil as well to highlight its advantages … based on the changes in actual inflation rate do not perform very well in environments of chronic inflation. We design an … the central bank’s ability to lower inflation expectations towards its inflation target via current interest rate …

underestimate the ECB's inflation forecasting accuracy. In particular, they believe that the ECB is overly optimistic. Communication … that challenges these perceptions improves the anchoring of inflation expectations, reduces inflation uncertainty and … discourages consumption of durable goods. Treated households also report higher trust in the ECB, perceive the ECB's inflation …

Modern monetary policy focuses on credibility and shaping consumers' inflation expectations. According to the concept … of inflation forecast targeting (IFT), inflation forecasts play a crucial role in the instrument rate decision …-making process and may be a specific intermediate target. The aim of the study is to analyse the credibility of inflation forecasts …