In this paper we systematically evaluate how central banks respond to inflation deviations from target. We present a … stylized New Keynesian model in which agents' inflation expectations are sensitive to inflation deviations from target. To (re …-)establish credibility, optimal monetary policy under discretion is shown to set higher interest rates today if average inflation exceeded …

We evaluate and compare alternative monetary policy rules, namely average inflation targeting, price level targeting …, and traditional inflation targeting rules, in a standard New Keynesian model that features recurring, transient zero lower … promotes determinacy and E-stability among the policy frameworks, whereas standard inflation targeting rules are prone to …

When inflation picks up, central banks are most concerned that the de-anchoring of inflation expectations and the … ignition of wage-price spirals will trigger inflation dynamic instability. However, such scenarios do not materialize in the … updated according to the actual inflation process, with indexed wages, and persistent inflation shocks. In these cases, a more …

inflation target and interest rate inertia. Optimal switching rules produce welfare gains relative to constant rules, with …