/tightness and inflation expectations, contributing to the debate on the relevance of the Phillips curve in South Africa, where … previous findings have been inconclusive. Our analysis reveals that long-run inflation expectations are the primary driver of … inflation, with these expectations anchored around 5% historically but declining since the financial crisis. This trend suggests …

that influence the narrative about inflation and monetary policy in South Africa. To that end, this paper first identifies … the main individuals (journalists, domestic policy makers, and financial analysts) that influence the inflation message in … relationships and identify the most prominent persons in the network. Second, I use textual analysis to compare the inflation …

The proposition that inflation expectations can be extracted as inflation predictions from the government bond yield … of inflation. Examining the sub-periods separated by the adoption, in 2000, of inflation targeting, we find that the … monetary policy regime shift strengthened the relationship between the yield spread and future inflation. The results suggest …

Most emerging market central banks have adopted inflation targeting as their monetary policy system. The heart of … inflation targeting system is inflation expectations. The success of a central bank in achieving targets depends on to the … extent to which inflation expectations are formed by the announced targets. As the credibility of the central bank increases …