This paper explores the relationship between the constitutional entrenchment of central bank independence and inflation … by the "de jure" independence established in the central bank law, and inflation. We argue that the constitution is … constitution have a better inflation performance. …

for establishing the other building blocks of an inflation targeting framework. It argues that strengthening the … effectiveness of the current monetary policy framework will facilitate the adoption of inflation targeting over time. …

This paper presents an empirical investigation of inflation dynamics in Libya over the period 1964–2010, using … cointegration and error correction models. While inflation inertia is found to be a key determinant of consumer price inflation, the … econometric results indicate that government spending, money supply growth, global inflation, and exchange rate pass-through play …

low long-run inflation objective, operational independence for the People's Bank of China (PBC) with formal strategic … interest rate fluctuations). We argue that anchoring monetary policy with an explicit inflation objective would be the most … reliable way for the PBC to tie down inflation expectations, and thereby enable monetary policy to make the best contribution …

effectiveness of the Central Bank of Congo in controlling inflation, despite a rapid policy response to inflation shocks. Options …

Extending recent theoretical contributions on sources of inflation inertia, we argue that monetary uncertainty accounts …