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Inflation Targeting: Assessing the Evidence

In: Issues in Finance and Monetary Policy

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  • Alvaro Angeriz
  • Philip Arestis

Abstract

Inflation targeting (IT) as a policy framework, designed to tame inflation, has been with us since the early 1990s. Recent work makes the point that a significant number of countries adopted this strategy, and the number is growing. For example, Sterne (2002) suggests that 54 countries pursued one form or another of IT by 1998, compared with only six in 1990. A more recent study (IMF, 2005) suggests that 21 countries (8 developed and 13 emerging) are now clear inflation targeters, pursuing a fully-fledged IT strategy (FFIT). Indeed, a number of other countries are seriously considering the adoption of this strategy. Many studies have attempted to examine empirically the degree and extent of the impact of IT on inflation in various countries. We review this literature in what follows and conclude that the available empirical evidence produces mixed results.

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  • Alvaro Angeriz & Philip Arestis, 2007. "Inflation Targeting: Assessing the Evidence," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: John McCombie & Carlos Rodríguez González (ed.), Issues in Finance and Monetary Policy, chapter 3, pages 28-46, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-80149-3_3
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230801493_3
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    1. Sweidan, Osama D., 2011. "Inflation variability between central bank's preferences and the structure of the economy: A note," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 28(1), pages 630-636.
    2. Fernando Ferrari-Filho & Luiz Fernando De Paula, 2008. "Exchange rate regime proposal for emerging countries: a Keynesian perspective," Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(2), pages 227-248, December.
    3. Petreski, Marjan, 2013. "Inflation targeting at the crossroads: Evidence from post-communist economies during the crisis," MPRA Paper 47018, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    4. Marjan Petreski, 2012. "Output Volatility and Exchange Rate Considerations Under Inflation Targeting : A Review," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Econjournals, vol. 2(4), pages 528-537.
    5. Bosupeng, Mpho, 2015. "The Impossible Trinity and Financial Markets – An Examination of Inflation Volatility Spillovers," MPRA Paper 77923, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 2015.
    6. Harsha Paranavithana & Leandro Magnusson & Rod Tyers, 2020. "Transitions to inflation targeting: panel evidence," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 52(59), pages 6468-6481, December.
    7. Fernando Ferrari Filho & Luiz Fernando de Paula, 2008. "Exchange Rate Policy and Capital Flows in Emerging Economies: a proposal based on Keynes’ ideas and keynesian approach," Anais do XXXVI Encontro Nacional de Economia [Proceedings of the 36th Brazilian Economics Meeting] 200806251450360, ANPEC - Associação Nacional dos Centros de Pós-Graduação em Economia [Brazilian Association of Graduate Programs in Economics].

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