The inflation-targeting debate / edited by Ben S. Bernanke and Michael Woodford.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bernanke, Ben.

Woodford, Michael, 1955-

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Series:

Studies in business cycles ; no. 32.

Studies in business cycles

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inflation (Finance)--Congresses.

Inflation (Finance).

Monetary policy--Congresses.

Monetary policy.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

ix, 458 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2005.

Contents:

What has inflation targeting achieved? Mervyn King

Implementing optimal policy through inflation-forecast targeting / Lars E. O. Svensson, Michael Woodford. Comment by Bennett T. McCallum

Optimal inflation-targeting rules / Marc P. Giannoni, Michael Woodford. Comment by Edward Nelson

Inflation targeting, price-path targeting, and output variability / Stephen G. Cecchitti, Junhan Kim. Comment by N. Gregory Mankiw

Imperfect knowledge, inflation expectations, and monetary policy / Athanasios Orphanides, John C. Williams. Comment by George W. Evans

Does inflation targeting matter? Laurence Ball, Niamh Sheridan. Comment by Mark Gertler

Limits to inflation targeting / Christopher A. Sims. Comment by Stephanie Schmitt-Grohe

Inflation targeting in the United States? Marvin Goodfriend. Comment by Donald L. Kohn

Inflation targeting in transition economies: experience and prospects / Jiri Jonas, Frederic S. Mishkin. Comment by Olivier Blanchard

Inflation targeting and sudden stops / Ricardo J. Caballero, Arvind Krishnamurthy. Comment by Ben S. Bernanke.

Notes:

"This volume grew out of a National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) conference on inflation targeting held in Bal Harbour, Florida, in January 2003"--P. ix.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0226044718

OCLC:

56085961

Online:

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