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 …

Inflation targeting (IT) serves as monetary policy framework in several advanced economies, where it has enhanced … instruments to inflation. These prerequisites are largely absent among developing countries, though several of them could with … some further institutional changes and an overriding commitment to low inflation make use of an IT framework. …

anti-inflation policy that has led to a sharp decline in inflation. To institute a monetary policy framework, a nominal … currency in circulation, conduct more sophisticated tests to assess the relationship between inflation and the monetary …

This paper examines the international experience with full-fledged inflation targeting monetary regimes. Stylized facts … are brought together from a review of the institutional elements of inflation targeting frameworks, a comparison of actual … and targeted inflation outcomes, and case studies of large inflation target misses. Inflation targets are missed about 40 …

The ECB's objective of medium-term inflation below 2 percent has been portrayed by critics as ambiguous, asymmetric … that: (1) in terms of guiding inflation expectations and policymaking, the current definition has functioned much as would … an inflation target centered on 1 1/2-1 3/4 percent; (2) the absence of a specific (point) target for medium …

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 …

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

As Albania has succeeded in reducing inflation to very low levels, understanding the driving forces behind the behavior …