Can a Rule-Based Monetary Policy Framework Work in a Developing Country? : The Case of Yemen /

Monetary policy in Yemen is largely rudimentary and ad hoc in nature. The Central Bank of Yemen's (CBY) approach has been based on discretionary targeting of broad money without any clear target to anchor inflation expectations. This paper argues in favor of a new formal monetary policy framewo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Elekdag, Selim
Other Authors: Ben Ltaifa, Nabil, Chami, Saade, Schneider, Todd
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2007/006
Online Access:Full text available on IMF