Inflation-targeting, flexible exchange rates and macroeconomic performance since the Great Recession

"Has inflation targeting (IT) conferred benefits in terms of economic growth on countries that followed this particular monetary policy strategy during the crisis period 2007-12? This paper answers this question in the affirmative. Countries with an IT monetary regime with flexible exchange rat...

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Main Authors: Barnebeck Andersen, Thomas, Malchow-Møller, Nikolaj, Nordvig, Jens
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Brussels 2014
CEPS
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19117532124919357149-inflation-targeting,-flexible-.htm
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author Barnebeck Andersen, Thomas
Malchow-Møller, Nikolaj
Nordvig, Jens
author_facet Barnebeck Andersen, Thomas
Malchow-Møller, Nikolaj
Nordvig, Jens
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description "Has inflation targeting (IT) conferred benefits in terms of economic growth on countries that followed this particular monetary policy strategy during the crisis period 2007-12? This paper answers this question in the affirmative. Countries with an IT monetary regime with flexible exchange rates weathered the crisis much better than countries with other monetary regimes, predominantly countries with fixed exchange rates."
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is_hierarchy_title Inflation-targeting, flexible exchange rates and macroeconomic performance since the Great Recession
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publishDate 2014
publisher Brussels
CEPS
spellingShingle Barnebeck Andersen, Thomas
Malchow-Møller, Nikolaj
Nordvig, Jens
economic growth
economic recession
exchange rate
inflation
monetary policy
Inflation-targeting, flexible exchange rates and macroeconomic performance since the Great Recession
title Inflation-targeting, flexible exchange rates and macroeconomic performance since the Great Recession
topic economic growth
economic recession
exchange rate
inflation
monetary policy
url https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19117532124919357149-inflation-targeting,-flexible-.htm