Testing the Transparency Benefits of Inflation Targeting : Evidence from Private Sector Forecasts /

I test whether inflation targeting (IT) enhances transparency using inflation forecast data for 11 IT adoption countries. IT adoption promotes convergence in forecast errors, suggesting that it enhances transparency. This effect is robust to dropping observations, is strengthened by using instrument...

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Bibliografiske detaljer
Hovedforfatter: Crowe, Christopher
Format: Tidsskrift
Sprog:English
Udgivet: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006.
Serier:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2006/289
Online adgang:Full text available on IMF