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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1. Verfasser: Crowe, Christopher
Format: Zeitschrift
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006.
Schriftenreihe:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2006/289
Online Zugang:Full text available on IMF