Inflation Targeting and the Unemployment-Inflation Trade-off /

This paper examines the impact of the introduction of inflation targeting on the unemployment-inflation trade-off in OECD countries. Theoretical models suggest that the credibility-enhancing effects of the adoption of inflation targeting should cause an improvement in the unemployment-inflation trad...

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Autore principale: Wong, Chorng-Huey
Altri autori: Clifton, Eric, Leon, Gene
Natura: Periodico
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2001/166
Accesso online:Full text available on IMF
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