The Scope for Inflation Targeting in Developing Countries
Title | The Scope for Inflation Targeting in Developing Countries PDF eBook |
Author | Mr.Paul R. Masson |
Publisher | International Monetary Fund |
Pages | 54 |
Release | 1997-10-01 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 145185515X |
Inflation targeting (IT) serves as monetary policy framework in several advanced economies, where it has enhanced policy transparency and accountability. The paper considers its wider applicability to developing countries. The prerequisites for a successful IT framework are identified as an ability to carry out an independent monetary policy (free of fiscal dominance or commitment to another nominal anchor, like the exchange rate) and a quantitative framework linking policy 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.
Inflation Targeting As a Framework for Monetary Policy
Title | Inflation Targeting As a Framework for Monetary Policy PDF eBook |
Author | International Monetary Fund |
Publisher | International Monetary Fund |
Pages | 28 |
Release | 1998-10-02 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1451965141 |
Inflation distorts prices, erodes savings, discourages investment,stimulates capital flight, inhibits growth, and makes economic planning anightmare. During the past decade, several advanced economies have takena new approach to the age-old problem of controlling inflation throughmonetary policy known as "inflation targeting." This pamphlet explainsthe requirements of putting the new policy in place, the experience of the countries that have tried it, and whether it has applicability todeveloping countries.
From Monetary Targeting to Inflation Targeting
Title | From Monetary Targeting to Inflation Targeting PDF eBook |
Author | Frederic S. Mishkin |
Publisher | World Bank Publications |
Pages | 42 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Anti-inflationary policies |
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Experience with monetary targeting suggests that although it successfully controlled inflation in Switzerland and especially Germany, the special conditions that made it work reasonably well in those two countries are unlikely to be satisfied elsewhere. Inflation targeting is more likely to improve economic performance in countries that choose to have an independent domestic monetary policy, but there are subtleties in how inflation targeting is done. Lessons from industrial countries should be useful to central banks designing a framework for monetary policy.
Inflation Targeting as a Framework for Monetary Policy
Title | Inflation Targeting as a Framework for Monetary Policy PDF eBook |
Author | Guy Debelle |
Publisher | International Monetary Fund |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 1998-10-02 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN |
Copyright: International Monetary Fund.
What Measure of Inflation Should a Developing Country Central Bank Target?
Title | What Measure of Inflation Should a Developing Country Central Bank Target? PDF eBook |
Author | Rahul Anand |
Publisher | International Monetary Fund |
Pages | 37 |
Release | 2015-09-23 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1513572571 |
In closed or open economy models with complete markets, targeting core inflation enables monetary policy to maximize welfare by replicating the flexible price equilibrium. We analyze this result in the context of developing economies, where a large proportion of households are credit constrained and the share of food expenditures in total consumption expenditures is high. We develop an open economy model with incomplete financial markets to show that headline inflation targeting improves welfare outcomes. We also compute the optimal price index, which includes a positive weight on food prices but, unlike headline inflation, assigns zero weight to import prices.
Inflation Targeting at 20 - Achievements and Challenges
Title | Inflation Targeting at 20 - Achievements and Challenges PDF eBook |
Author | Mr.Scott Roger |
Publisher | International Monetary Fund |
Pages | 33 |
Release | 2009-10-01 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1451873832 |
This paper provides an overview of inflation targeting frameworks and macroeconomic performance under inflation targeting. Inflation targeting frameworks are generally quite similar across countries, and a broad consensus has developed in favor of "flexible" inflation targeting. The evidence shows that, although inflation target ranges are missed frequently in most countries, the inflation and growth performance under inflation targeting compares very favorably with performance under alternative frameworks. Inflation targeters also tentatively appear to be coping better with the commodity price and financial shocks in 2007-2009 than non-inflation targeters. Key issues going forward include adapting inflation targeting to emerging market and developing countries, and incorporating financial stability issues into the framework.
Inflation Targeting as a Framework for Monetary Policy
Title | Inflation Targeting as a Framework for Monetary Policy PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 17 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Anti-inflationary policies |
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Explains the requirements for putting a monetary policy in place, reviews the experience of the seven industrial countries that have tried it and discusses whether inflation targeting has a wider applicability to developing countries.