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Inflation Expectations and Monetary Policy in India: An Empirical Exploration

By Michael Debabrata Patra, Partha Ray

April 1, 2010

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Michael Debabrata Patra, and Partha Ray. Inflation Expectations and Monetary Policy in India: An Empirical Exploration, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2010) accessed November 21, 2024
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Summary

This paper pursues a computationally intensive approach to generate future inflation, followed by an exploration of the determinants of inflation expectations by estimating a new Keynesian type Phillips curve that takes into account country-specific characteristics, the stance of monetary and fiscal policies, marginal costs and exogenous supply shocks. The empirical results indicate that high and climbing inflation could easily seep into people’s anticipation of future inflation and linger. There is a reputational bonus for monetary policy to act against inflation now rather than going for cold turkey when societal compulsions reach a critical mass.

Subject: Consumer price indexes, Financial services, Food prices, Inflation, Prices, Real interest rates, Wholesale price indexes

Keywords: Consumer price, Consumer price indexes, Expectations survey, Food prices, Global, India, Inflation, Inflation concern, Inflation expectation, Inflation pressure, Inflation process, Inflation risk, Monetary Policy, Real interest rates, Wholesale price indexes, WP, WPI inflation projection

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    26

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 2010/084

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA2010084

  • ISBN:

    9781451982640

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941

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