We study the characteristics of inflation targeting as a shock absorber, using quarterly data for a large panel of … natural disasters. We find that inflation targeting improves macroeconomic performance following such exogenous shocks. It … lowers inflation, raises output growth, and reduces inflation and growth variability compared to alternative monetary regimes …

. inflation anchoring properties. This layout is then confronted with the policy framework in use in the euro area prior to the … dis-anchoring of long-term inflation expectations experienced in the euro area since 2013, however, suggests that the … policy framework could benefit from a rebalancing towards a formulation with stronger anchoring properties. The inflation aim …

Low and unresponsive inflation has been termed a “puzzle.” The paper describes a formula for which these conditions … variability of forward long-term inflation. Its U.S. inflation forecasts are comparable to recognized leaders in accuracy with … potential applicability to international economies as well.Inflation Elasticity, the responsiveness of inflation to monetary …

**The following is a description of the paper and not the actual abstract.** Inflation targeting is shown to imply … inflation forecast targeting: the central bank's inflation forecast becomes an explicit intermediate target. Inflation forecast … quickly the inflation forecast is adjusted towards the inflation target. Money growth or exchange rate targeting is generally …

Inflation persistence or ‘inertia’ has important consequences for monetary policy. Inflation which does not get … influence on inflation persistence by its credibility and responses in the face of inflationary shocks. In this study, we use a … flexible, time-varying parameter approach to analyze inflation persistence in the United Kingdom and United States during 1880 …

This paper investigates the forward-lookingness of monetary policy related to stabilising inflation over time under … transition path to the full-fledged inflation targeting regime. The analysis is based on an interest rate-based hybrid monetary …-looking monetary policy rule related to inflation stabilisation. The main results show that monetary policy is fully forward …

After almost four decades of price stability, inflation has recently approached historical highs. Initially driven by … global energy and food price increases, the magnitude of the surge in inflation caught central banks and markets by surprise … monetary policy tightening, inflation upside risks are large. How can central banks restore control - and with it their own …