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,rather than exchange rate regimes and questions of policy credibility and political accountability are crucial. Canada's recent … performance are assessed. The most economically attractive among alternative monetary orders, the adoption by Canada of the US … politically attainable. Intermediate arrangements are unattractive and clearly inferior to Canada's current monetary order. …
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than exchange rate regimes, and questions of policy credibility and political accountability are crucial. Canada's recent … performance, are assessed. The most economically attractive among alternative monetary orders, the adoption by Canada of the US … politically attainable. Intermediate arrangements are unattractive and clearly inferior to Canada's current monetary order …
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Economists and policy-makers have long sought the ideal framework for monetary policy as it is arguably one of the most important tools for government to influence the economy. Exchange rate and inflation are believed to be the most appealing anchors for providing guidance to the conduct of...
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This paper reviews the effectiveness of unconventional monetary policies and their relevance for emerging markets. Such policies may be useful either when interbank rates fall to zero, or when a credit crunch or rise in risk premium impairs the normal transmission mechanism of monetary policy....
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This paper analyses the effects of two alternative monetary strategies (exchange rate targeting and inflation targeting) on economic growth and employment. On the panel of 18 countries for the period from 1996 to 2013, I tested the hypothesis that countries in exchange rate targeting have a...
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The number of studies investigating the effects of inflation targeting (IT) on inflation and macroeconomic variables has increased with the rising number of countries adopting IT. The empirical evidence has, however, failed to converge. In line with the need for more such studies, this paper...
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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...
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We investigate empirically the inflation dynamics in New Zealand, a small open economy and a pioneer in inflation targeting, under various open-economy Phillips curve specifications. Our forecasting exercise suggests that open-economy Phillips curves under standard measures of global slack do...
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