Advancing the Frontiers of Monetary Policy

Author/Editor:

Tobias Adrian ; Douglas Laxton ; Maurice Obstfeld

Publication Date:

April 13, 2018

Summary:

Contributors working at the International Monetary Fund present 14 chapters on the development of monetary policy over the past quarter century through the lens of the evolution of inflation-forecast targeting. They describe the principles and practices of inflation-forecast targeting, including managing expectations, the implementation of a forecasting and policy analysis system, monetary operations, monetary policy and financial stability, financial conditions, and transparency and communications; aspects of inflation-forecast targeting in Canada, the Czech Republic, India, and the US; and monetary policy challenges faced by low-income countries and how inflation-forecast targeting can provide an anchor in countries with different economic structures and circumstances.

Series:

Books

Subject:

English

Publication Date:

April 13, 2018

ISBN/ISSN:

9781484325940

Stock No:

EFMPEA

Pages:

296

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