We construct an empirical test of whether the anticipation of adoption of inflation targeting affects the inflation … rate. We observe that most of the central banks adopt the regime after first achieving significant disinflation. With pre-inflation …-in-difference framework. We find that inflation targeting is successful in locking-in already low inflation rather than reducing high …

This paper examines the value of direct communication to households about inflation and the uncertainty around … inflation statistics. All types of information about inflation are effective at immediately managing inflation expectations …, with information about outlooks being more effective and more relevant than that about recent inflation and Bank targets …

When inflation picks up, central banks are most concerned that the de-anchoring of inflation expectations and the … ignition of wage-price spirals will trigger inflation dynamic instability. However, such scenarios do not materialize in the … updated according to the actual inflation process, with indexed wages, and persistent inflation shocks. In these cases, a more …

Today's global economy, with most developed nations experiencing very low inflation, seems a world apart from the … "Great Inflation" that spanned the late 1960s to early 1980s. Yet, in this book, Brigitte Granville makes the case that … rise to the "Great Moderation"--a period of stable inflation and economic growth, which lasted from the mid-1980s through …

with the restriction that interest rates can not fall below zero. Then optimal monetary policy in a low inflation … although most central banks nowadays use an inflation target instead. Reasons for an inflation target will be shown in the … discussion of the model. The second part of the book describes the inflation dynamics in the euro area to see what monetary …

Adequate modeling of the seasonal structure of consumer prices is essential for inflation forecasting. This paper … suggests a new econometric approach for jointly determining inflation forecasts and monetary policy stances, particularly where … money growth and implied exchange rate paths along with a jointly determined inflation forecast. The approach uses two broad …