with a lag of at least three quarters, with inflation taking seven quarters to respond. Inflation is inertial and … persistent when it sets in, irrespective of the source. Exchange rate pass-through to domestic inflation is low. Inflation turns …

This paper analyzes the monetary policy response to rising inflation in emerging and developing countries associated … with the food and oil price shocks in 2007 and the first half of 2008. It reviews inflation developments in a sample of … of inflation; provides a synthesis of policy responses taken against the background of the conflicting objectives and …

Norway adopted an inflation targeting framework in early 2001, thus concluding its gradual but consistent move toward … countries that had adopted inflation targeting frameworks prior to Norway. Norway's role as a commodity exporter exposed to …

The paper presents a DGE model designed as a core projection tool to support monetary policy in inflation-targeting (IT …

This paper explores the role of exchange rates in emerging economies with inflation-targeting regimes, an issue that … has become especially germane during the current episode of financial turmoil and volatile capital flows. Under inflation … targeting, the interest rate is the main monetary policy tool for influencing activity and inflation, and there is little …

inflation. The results also suggest that a disequilibrium in the money market has a lasting impact on inflation. The paper …

Money has only limited information value for future inflation in Ghana over a typical monetary policy implementation …) are shown to be important predictors of future price changes. Inflation inertia is high and inflation expectations are … largely based on backward-looking information, suggesting that inflation expectations are not well anchored and hence more is …

-looking specifications, especially when targeting core components of GDP and inflation, and combine the best parts of efficiency and …