In the wake of rising inflation in the aftermath of unprecedented debt financed stimulus packages, we ask: Can … governments use real bonds (TIPS) as part of their debt portfolio to commit to stable inflation rates? We propose a novel … and real assets to use inflation effectively to smooth fiscal policy. When the government cannot commit to future policies …

The purpose of this short paper is to show that inflation “band” targeting can solve the “time inconsistency” problem … that exists under inflation “point” targeting by setting a relevant target range. Moreover, we show that inflation band … targeting has the following two advantages, besides allowing for supply-shock measurements. 1) It can produce output beyond …

expectations that helps to dampen the fall in output and inflation at the outset of the liquidity trap. …