Estimating the Implicit Inflation Target : An Application to U.S. Monetary Policy /

This paper proposes a new method of estimating the Taylor rule with a time-varying implicit inflation target and a time-varying natural rate of interest. The inflation target and the natural rate are modeled as random walks and are estimated using maximum likelihood and the Kalman filter. I apply th...

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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteur: Leigh, Daniel
Formaat: Tijdschrift
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005.
Reeks:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2005/077
Online toegang:Full text available on IMF