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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Main Author: Crowe, Christopher (Christopher W.) (Author)
Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund. Research Department
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, Research Dept., 2006
Series:IMF working paper ; WP/06/289.
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