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 …

estimations, that the ECB has been either more averse to inflation above 2% ceiling or that the de facto inflation aim has been … considerably below 2%. Our results suggest further that an inflation aim of 2% combined with asymmetry is a plausible specification …

In models with complete markets, targeting core inflation enables monetary policy to maximize welfare by replicating …-maximizing central bank should adopt flexible headline inflation targeting a target for headline CPI inflation with some weight on the …