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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824789103321

Titolo

Inflation Targeting Under Imperfect Policy Credibility

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009

ISBN

1-4623-2348-0

1-4527-7227-4

1-282-84314-1

9786612843143

1-4518-7241-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (32 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

Disciplina

332.1

Soggetti

Inflation (Finance)

Fiscal policy

Agriculture: Aggregate Supply and Demand Analysis

Deflation

Disinflation

Economic theory & philosophy

Economic Theory

Economic theory

Inflation targeting

Inflation

Macroeconomics

Macroeconomics: Production

Monetary economics

Monetary Policy

Monetary policy

Money and Monetary Policy

Output gap

Price Level

Prices

Production and Operations Management

Production

Supply and demand

Supply shocks

United States



Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; I. Introduction; II. The Model; A. Inflation Process with Endogenous Credibility; A.1 Inflation equation-an expectations-augmented Phillips curve; A.2 Output Gap equation; A.3 Exchange rate-real interest rate parity equation; A.4 Monetary policy loss function; A.5 Note on calibration; III. Optimal Disinflation; A. Initial Condition; B. Disinflation Under Various Degrees of Credibility; IV. Optimal Responses to Shocks; A. Initial Conditions; B. Supply Shocks; C. Demand Shocks; V. Costs of Delaying Interest Rate Increase Under Imperfect Credibility; VI. Concluding Remarks; References

Figures1. Disinflation with Equal Weights on Inflation, Output and Interest Rate Variability; 2. Disinflation with Lower Weights on Output and Interest Rate Variability; 3. Responses to Unfavorable and Favorable Supply Shocks (Positive Shock Circle;  Negative Shock Triangle); 4. Responses to Positive and Negative Demand Shocks (Positive Shock Circle Negative Shock Triangle; 5. Cost of Delaying Interest Rate Hikes in Response to an Unfavorable Supply Shock in an Economy with High Inflation and Low Initial Credibility (No Delay Triangle;  Delay Circle)

Sommario/riassunto

This paper presents a model for Inflation Targeting under imperfect policy credibility. It modifies the conventional model in three ways: an endogenous policy credibility process, by which monetary policy can gain or lose credibility over time; non-linearities in the inflation equation and in the credibility generating process; and an explicit loss function. The model highlights problems associated with the practice of setting a series of rigid near-term inflation targets. Also, unfavorable supply shocks pose a difficult problem: an appropriate response involves an interest rate increase, some loss of output, and a period of increased inflation. A delayed response can result in a prolonged period of stagflation.