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An econometric analysis on survey-data-based anchoring of inflation expectations in Chile
To what extent are inflation expectations of public agents anchored to the Central Bank of Chile’s (CBC) inflation target? In this note, I perform several econometric testing procedures in an attempt to answer this question. Expectations’ anchoring is understood as another central bank instrument, in ...
The supply-side origins of U.S. inflation
In recent years, we have not seen much of a negative correlation
between inflation, the time series plotted in figure 1, and measures of
resource slack, based on real GDP plotted in figure 2. This flattening
of the Phillips curve in many countries across the world has startled
monetary policymakers. ...
Inflation targeting versus price-path targeting: looking for improvements
The world’s central banks have undergone dramatic changes in the past fifteen years. Increases in independence and transparency have been coupled with a shift in focus. Price stability is now the paramount objective for the vast majority of modern central bankers. Combined, these changes in central ...
Ponderaciones y la tasa de inflación en Chile
La meta de inflación del Banco Central de Chile (BCCh) está basada en el Índice de Precios al Consumidor (IPC), el cual está construido por el Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (INE). El IPC se calcula con ponderadores fijos y la tasa de inflación se calcula sobre la base del índice agregado. Con ...
Targeting inflation in an economy with staggered price setting
After experiencing high and persistent inflation rates in the 1970s and early 1980s, most industrialized economies entered the new century with a sustained record of flow, stable inflation rates. Many commentators attribute the new environment to good luck, in the form of no major supply shocks (at ...
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 ...
International aspects of the zero lower bound constraint
Large negative aggregate demand shocks can drive down an economy’s equilibrium real interest rate and if the central bank is committed to stabilizing inflation monetary policy may be hampered by the zero lower bound on nominal interest rates –the economy may be in a 'liquidity trap.' The policy dilemma ...
Eficiencia de la política monetaria en Chile ¿existieron mejoras?
La volatilidad del producto y de la tasa de inflación disminuyó de manera importante en los últimos años. Esta mejora del desempeño económico se puede explicar tanto por una caída de los shocks que enfrenta la economía como por una mejora en la política monetaria. Este documento explora la contribución ...
Política monetaria, precios de activos y estabilidad financiera: una revisión de la literatura
En las últimas dos décadas, se ha observado una tendencia mundial a la reducción de la inflación y su volatilidad. Esto puede ser la consecuencia de cambios en la institucionalidad monetaria, una menor volatilidad de los shocks agregados a la economía, una mejor institucionalidad financiera o una mayor ...
A prize worth having: the IMF and price stability
It is always a pleasure to be in Santiago and I am especially pleased to be able to join you at this annual conference which in its nine years has established a high reputation for the quality of the papers and the discussion. This year’s conference is focusing on the subject of inflation targeting. ...