We study the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on euro area inflation and how it compares to the experiences of other countries, such as the United States, over the two-year period 2020-21. Our model-based calibration exercises deliver four key results: (1) compositional effects, or the switch...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Part 1: Does the Science of Monetary Policy Need to Be Altered? -- Chapter 2. New Challenges on the Science of Monetary Policy -- Chapter 2. New Lessons for Macroeconomics and Finance Theory -- Chapter 4. In Search for a New Monetary Policy Framework -- Part 2:...