LEADER 04234oam 22011294 450 001 9910959022903321 005 20250426110502.0 010 $a9786613829146 010 $a9781462366958 010 $a1462366953 010 $a9781452708775 010 $a1452708770 010 $a9781283516693 010 $a1283516691 010 $a9781451909203 010 $a1451909209 035 $a(CKB)3360000000443840 035 $a(EBL)3014486 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000939909 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11489726 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000939909 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10946528 035 $a(PQKB)10430907 035 $a(OCoLC)694141167 035 $a(IMF)WPIEE2006154 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3014486 035 $a(IMF)WPIEA2006154 035 $aWPIEA2006154 035 $a(EXLCZ)993360000000443840 100 $a20020129d2006 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Maastricht Inflation Criterion : $eHow Unpleasant Is Purgatory? /$fAles Bulir, Jaromír Hurník 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aWashington, D.C. :$cInternational Monetary Fund,$d2006. 215 $a1 online resource (43 p.) 225 1 $aIMF Working Papers 300 $a"June 2006." 311 08$a9781451864144 311 08$a1451864140 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $a""Contents""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. INFLATION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION""; ""III. HOW COSTLY CAN DISINFLATION BE AND WHY?""; ""IV. POLICY IMPLICATIONS""; ""V. CONCLUSIONS""; ""References"" 330 3 $aThe Maastricht inflation criterion, designed in the early 1990s to bring "high-inflation" EU countries in line with "low-inflation" countries prior to the introduction of the euro, poses challenges for both new EU member countries and the European Central Bank. While the criterion has positively influenced the public stance toward low inflation, it has biased the choice of the disinflation strategy toward short-run, fiat measures-rather than adopting structural reforms with longer-term benefits-with unpleasant consequences for the efficiency of the eurozone transmission mechanism. The criterion is also unnecessarily tight for new member countries as it mainly reflects cyclical developments. 410 0$aIMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;$vNo. 2006/154 606 $aDeflation (Finance)$zEuropean Union countries 606 $aInflation (Finance)$zEuropean Union countries 606 $aCurrency$2imf 606 $aDeflation$2imf 606 $aDisinflation$2imf 606 $aEconomic theory$2imf 606 $aExchange rates$2imf 606 $aForeign Exchange$2imf 606 $aForeign exchange$2imf 606 $aInflation$2imf 606 $aInstitutions and the Macroeconomy$2imf 606 $aMacroeconomics$2imf 606 $aMacroeconomics: Production$2imf 606 $aOutput gap$2imf 606 $aPrice Level$2imf 606 $aPrices$2imf 606 $aProduction and Operations Management$2imf 606 $aProduction$2imf 606 $aStructural reforms$2imf 607 $aEuropean Union countries$xEconomic conditions 607 $aEuropean Union countries$xEconomic policy 607 $aHungary$2imf 615 0$aDeflation (Finance) 615 0$aInflation (Finance) 615 7$aCurrency 615 7$aDeflation 615 7$aDisinflation 615 7$aEconomic theory 615 7$aExchange rates 615 7$aForeign Exchange 615 7$aForeign exchange 615 7$aInflation 615 7$aInstitutions and the Macroeconomy 615 7$aMacroeconomics 615 7$aMacroeconomics: Production 615 7$aOutput gap 615 7$aPrice Level 615 7$aPrices 615 7$aProduction and Operations Management 615 7$aProduction 615 7$aStructural reforms 700 $aBulir$b Ales$0862712 701 $aHurník$b Jaromír$01816215 712 02$aIMF Institute. 712 02$aInternational Monetary Fund. 801 0$bDcWaIMF 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910959022903321 996 $aThe Maastricht Inflation Criterion$94372012 997 $aUNINA