Review of the literature on the comparison of price level targeting
... for price level targeting, particularly in terms of its potential to deliver greater certainty in the price level in the longer term, and some papers suggest that price level targeting offers the potential to achieve a lower level of inflation variability than in the case of inflation targeting. How ...
... for price level targeting, particularly in terms of its potential to deliver greater certainty in the price level in the longer term, and some papers suggest that price level targeting offers the potential to achieve a lower level of inflation variability than in the case of inflation targeting. How ...
The Realities of Modern Hyperinflation
... that the rise in prices exceeds 50 percent and as ending the month before the monthly rise in prices drops below that rate and stays below it for at least a year. Since the late 1950s, all episodes of this kind not associated with armed conflicts (domestic or foreign) have occurred in countries that ...
... that the rise in prices exceeds 50 percent and as ending the month before the monthly rise in prices drops below that rate and stays below it for at least a year. Since the late 1950s, all episodes of this kind not associated with armed conflicts (domestic or foreign) have occurred in countries that ...
Econ 102: Problem Set 1
... increase. So, at point B the inflation rate has been 2%, and the unemployment rate is 1%. (c) What is the equation of a typical short-run Phillips curve? What does it imply about the relation between the inflation rate and the unemployment rate in the short-run? What is the effect of an increase in ...
... increase. So, at point B the inflation rate has been 2%, and the unemployment rate is 1%. (c) What is the equation of a typical short-run Phillips curve? What does it imply about the relation between the inflation rate and the unemployment rate in the short-run? What is the effect of an increase in ...
Quarterly Economics Briefing
... prematurely to interest rate tightening while there remains the possibility of international economic contraction instigated by China and while important sectors of the US economy remain soft, particularly the residential housing market. The Fed’s statement accompanying the rate decision noted that ...
... prematurely to interest rate tightening while there remains the possibility of international economic contraction instigated by China and while important sectors of the US economy remain soft, particularly the residential housing market. The Fed’s statement accompanying the rate decision noted that ...
cyprus international university
... • Demonstrate the link between money and prices with the quantity equation • Explain why money has no impact on real variables in the long run • Explain the concept of an inflation tax • Show the relationship between the nominal interest rate, the real interest rate, and the inflation rate • Explain ...
... • Demonstrate the link between money and prices with the quantity equation • Explain why money has no impact on real variables in the long run • Explain the concept of an inflation tax • Show the relationship between the nominal interest rate, the real interest rate, and the inflation rate • Explain ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES GLOBALIZATION, MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, AND MONETARY POLICY Frederic S. Mishkin
... These effects from the greater price flexibility and increased competition in domestic markets that have arisen from globalization, while theoretically plausible, are often at variance with salient features of the world economy, and so they do not explain why inflation has declined in recent years. ...
... These effects from the greater price flexibility and increased competition in domestic markets that have arisen from globalization, while theoretically plausible, are often at variance with salient features of the world economy, and so they do not explain why inflation has declined in recent years. ...
Monetary Policy: A Primer
... independent monetary policy. The basic message of the ‘trilemma’ is that a central bank can achieve any two of the above-mentioned parameters, but not all the three. Illustratively, if a country wants to have fixed exchange rate and independent monetary policy then it is difficult to maintain an ope ...
... independent monetary policy. The basic message of the ‘trilemma’ is that a central bank can achieve any two of the above-mentioned parameters, but not all the three. Illustratively, if a country wants to have fixed exchange rate and independent monetary policy then it is difficult to maintain an ope ...
Multiple Choice Questions
... have been a. lower than they were in the 1960s and 1970s b. higher than they were in the 1960s and 1970s** c. on average the same as in the 1960s and 1970s, but more volatile d. on average the same as in the 1960s and 1970s, but less volatile ...
... have been a. lower than they were in the 1960s and 1970s b. higher than they were in the 1960s and 1970s** c. on average the same as in the 1960s and 1970s, but more volatile d. on average the same as in the 1960s and 1970s, but less volatile ...
Chapter 16
... Some economists believe that if the central bank makes a credible statement of its intention to deflate, that lower rates of inflation can be obtained at smaller cost. PE adjusts faster. In 1988, the Bank of Canada announced its zero-inflation target, and in 1989 monetary contraction began The targe ...
... Some economists believe that if the central bank makes a credible statement of its intention to deflate, that lower rates of inflation can be obtained at smaller cost. PE adjusts faster. In 1988, the Bank of Canada announced its zero-inflation target, and in 1989 monetary contraction began The targe ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES Christina D. Romer David H. Romer
... opinion led to volatile output and bouts of inflation. Keynesian economists, such as Blinder and Goldfeld (1976), argued that the Federal Reserve of the 1950s targeted output below the natural rate and therefore unnecessarily restrained output growth. More recent studies of postwar monetary policy h ...
... opinion led to volatile output and bouts of inflation. Keynesian economists, such as Blinder and Goldfeld (1976), argued that the Federal Reserve of the 1950s targeted output below the natural rate and therefore unnecessarily restrained output growth. More recent studies of postwar monetary policy h ...
BILBOARD Spring 2017 - Banque Internationale à Luxembourg
... stronger growth in the US (2.4% according to the OECD) and Japan. In the euro area, GDP growth will continue at the current modest pace (1.6%), supported by accommodative monetary policy and moderate fiscal easing over the coming years. There is room for more ambitious and effective fiscal initiativ ...
... stronger growth in the US (2.4% according to the OECD) and Japan. In the euro area, GDP growth will continue at the current modest pace (1.6%), supported by accommodative monetary policy and moderate fiscal easing over the coming years. There is room for more ambitious and effective fiscal initiativ ...
VANCOUVER ISLAND UNIVERSITY
... d) falling wages 19. The velocity of money is a) the time it takes for monetary policy to have an effect on world financial markets b) the number of times per year a dollar is spent on final goods and services c) the time it takes to produce money d) the time lag from when the money supply is increa ...
... d) falling wages 19. The velocity of money is a) the time it takes for monetary policy to have an effect on world financial markets b) the number of times per year a dollar is spent on final goods and services c) the time it takes to produce money d) the time lag from when the money supply is increa ...
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... In the present paper, we try to address these questions within a simple macroeconomic framework. It consists of a convenient combination of the MUNDELL (1963) and DORNBUSCH (1976) models. In both models, the monetary policy instrument is the money supply. Price adjustment is completely absent in the ...
... In the present paper, we try to address these questions within a simple macroeconomic framework. It consists of a convenient combination of the MUNDELL (1963) and DORNBUSCH (1976) models. In both models, the monetary policy instrument is the money supply. Price adjustment is completely absent in the ...
Inflation Tutorial
... stagnation with inflation. This happened in industrialized countries during the 1970s, when a bad economy was combined with OPEC raising oil prices. ...
... stagnation with inflation. This happened in industrialized countries during the 1970s, when a bad economy was combined with OPEC raising oil prices. ...
Department of Economics, University of Toronto
... A has a lower inflation rate and a higher nominal interest rate A has a higher inflation rate and a lower nominal interest rate A has both a lower inflation rate and a lower nominal interest rate ...
... A has a lower inflation rate and a higher nominal interest rate A has a higher inflation rate and a lower nominal interest rate A has both a lower inflation rate and a lower nominal interest rate ...
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... Banamex-Citigroup.- According to the Outlook Survey of Financial Markets Analysts, inflation at the end of 2007 could reach 3.68% (this level is lower than their previous forecasts of 3.7%). The Banamex-Citigrup projection is 3.62%. Core inflation in 2007 will be 3.56%. • The Mexican economy will gr ...
... Banamex-Citigroup.- According to the Outlook Survey of Financial Markets Analysts, inflation at the end of 2007 could reach 3.68% (this level is lower than their previous forecasts of 3.7%). The Banamex-Citigrup projection is 3.62%. Core inflation in 2007 will be 3.56%. • The Mexican economy will gr ...
Commitment Versus Discretion in Monetary Policy
... flooding. The government can prevent flooding by building dams, but doing so is expensive. The government also has a single decision: whether to build a dam. Furthermore, the government wants its policies to conform to individual preferences. It wants to do what makes society as a whole better off. ...
... flooding. The government can prevent flooding by building dams, but doing so is expensive. The government also has a single decision: whether to build a dam. Furthermore, the government wants its policies to conform to individual preferences. It wants to do what makes society as a whole better off. ...