Is inflation persistence in the new EU Member States (NMS) comparable to that in the euro area countries? We argue that … show that due to frequent breaks in inflation time series in the NMS, parametric statistical measures assuming a constant …-varying mean leads to the reversal of this result and suggests similar or lower inflation persistence for the NMS compared to euro …

A flexible approach to direct inflation targeting is a viable monetary policy choice for transition economies that is … analytical model investigating the link between the inflation process and monetary variables in transition economies is advanced … that the monetary convergence begins with inflation targeting and concludes with a full-fledged euroization. It further …

inflation. We first verify the validity of the general structure estimating it for Germany which represents a sort of benchmark … inflation are in agreement with the economic theory. We conclude that the exchange rate should be actively used to control the … inflation in the CEECs. …

A flexible approach to direct inflation targeting is a viable monetary policy choice for transition economies that is … analytical model investigating the link between the inflation process and monetary variables in transition economies is advanced … that the monetary convergence begins with inflation targeting and concludes with a full-fledged euroization. It further …