Inflation Targeting with NAIRU Uncertainty and Endogenous Policy Credibility

Author/Editor:

Peter Isard ; Douglas Laxton ; Ann-Charlotte Eliasson

Publication Date:

January 1, 2001

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

Stochastic simulations are employed to compare performance of monetary policy rules in linear and nonlinear variants of a small macro model with NAIRU uncertainity under different assumptions about the way inflation expectations are formed. Cases in which policy credibility is ignored or treated as exogenous are distinguished from cases in which credibility and inflation expectations respond endogenuously policy credibility strengthens the case for forward-looking inflation forecast based rules relative to backward-looking Taylor rules.

Series:

Working Paper No. 2001/007

Subject:

English

Publication Date:

January 1, 2001

ISBN/ISSN:

9781451842418/1018-5941

Stock No:

WPIEA0072001

Pages:

41

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