I compare nominal GDP level targeting to flexible inflation targeting in a small New Keynesian model subject to the …, for a standard calibration, inflation targeting under discretion leaves the economy open to a deflationary trap. Nominal … level rule. These result suggest that inflation targeting should not be ditched. Still, it can be improved significantly, by …

I compare nominal GDP level targeting to flexible inflation targeting in a small New Keynesian model subject to the …, for a standard calibration, inflation targeting under discretion leaves the economy open to a deflationary trap. Nominal … level rule. These results suggest that inflation targeting should not be ditched. Still, it can be improved significantly …

Inflation in advanced economies is low by historical standards but there is no threat of deflation. Slower economic … growth is caused by supply-side constraints rather than low inflation. Below-the-target inflation does not damage the … reputation of central banks. Thus, central banks should not try to bring inflation back to the targeted level of 2%. Rather, they …

This paper studies monetary policy rules in a small open economy with Inflation Targeting, incomplete pass-through and …

In closed or open economy models with complete markets, targeting core inflation enables monetary policy to maximize … is high. We develop an open economy model with incomplete financial markets to show that headline inflation targeting … headline inflation, assigns zero weight to import prices. …

rate both matter for determining inflation and economic activity. …

inflation and deflationary biases in inflation expectations. In a model with an occasionally binding zero-lower-bound constraint …, we show that an inflation bias as well as a deflationary bias exist as a steady-state outcome. We assess the predictions … of this model using unique individual-level inflation expectations data across nine countries that allow for a direct …

responds to inflation and output volatility, especially during economic crises. This framework offers a promising alternative …

central banks target inflation at a rate of about 2 percent. Many economists have recently proposed even higher inflation … importance of appropriately accounting for a low, positive trend inflation rate for the conduct of monetary policy. We first … review empirical research on the evolution and dynamics of U.S. trend inflation, as well as some proposed new measures to …