stable rates inflation in many countries in the nineties. Consequently, the main goal of this paper is to offer an overview … of the main policy issues arising in a low inflation environment and their practical relevance so as to identify the main …

Inflation-indexed bonds are fixed-income securities whose nominal cash flows are adjusted to an inflation index. In … countries where these securities exist, inflation expectations are sometimes estimated as the spread between the nominal yield … the same issuer. However, this indicator known as the break-even rate, may estimate inflation expectations with some …

During the 1970s and early 1980s, Spain suffered high rates of inflation but inflation declined and by 1997 inflation … had fallen to approximately 2 percent. To fight inflation, Spain implemented austere monetary programs, joined the EMS in … 1989, enacted central bank autonomy in 1994, and introduced inflation targets in January 1995. Certainly, these and other …

We estimate real interest rates, bounds on inflation expectations and inflation risk premia in a CCAPM framework under …

orientation of macroeconomic policies - and of monetary policies in particular - to achieving lower inflation rates. This has led … to a move from low inflation to price stability in a number of countries and, in particular, in Spain. The purpose of … from achieving inflation rates which are low enough to be considered consistent with a situation of price stability. …

This paper develops a simple intertemporal model of inflation targets within a framework in which the public is … uncertain about the dependability of policymakers, and in which policymakers do not perfectly control inflation. The framework … transparency (or precision of inflation control) on planned inflation, announced targets and the evolution of reputation and of …

alleviated by adopting state-contingent inflation targets (to combat the monetary policy commitments problem) and shock …