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A decade of inflation targeting in the world: what do we know and what do we need to know?
The emergence of inflation targeting over the last ten years represents an exciting development in central banks' approach to the conduct of monetary policy. After initial adoption by New Zealand in 1990, a growing number of central banks in industrial and emerging economies have opted for inflation ...
Does inflation targeting make a difference?
Inflation targeting is the new kid on the block of monetary regimes. Since New Zealand and Chile first adopted the regime in 1990, a growing number of industrial and developing countries have followed suit, anchoring their monetary policy to explicit targets for inflation.
La época dorada del crecimiento en Chile: explicaciones y proyecciones
Desde mediados de la década de los ochenta, el crecimiento en Chile ha destacado por su alto nivel y por su persistencia. Este artículo trata de dar algunos indicios acerca de los factores del alto crecimiento económico de los últimos 15 años y analiza hasta qué punto éstos son sostenibles en el tiempo. ...
Monetary policy under flexible exchange rates: an introduction to inflation targeting
Both policymakers and economists increasingly accept that the main medium- to long-run goal of monetary policy is the pursuit of price stability, defined as maintaining a low and stable rate of inflation. A high and variable inflation rate is socially and economically costly.
Inflation targeting in Brazil: shocks, backward-looking prices, and IMF conditionality
In mid-January 1990, Brazil abandoned its crawling exchange rate band. Surprisingly enough, the country's economic performance in the aftermath of this episode was much better than expected, given the performance of other emerging market economies after a move toward floating. Despite the large ...
Enfrentando la vulnerabilidad externa de Chile: un problema financiero
primer paso, es recomendable que el Banco Central o alguna institución financiera emita un instrumento de referencia contingente para enfrentar estos shocks. También propongo la aplicación de una política monetaria contracíclica, que cumpla con ser un...