Inflation Targeting Pillars - Transparency and Accountability

December 1, 2009

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Douglas Laxton, and Charles Freedman. Inflation Targeting Pillars - Transparency and Accountability, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2009) accessed November 21, 2024

Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF.The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate

Summary

This is the fourth chapter of a forthcoming monograph entitled "On Implementing Full-Fledged Inflation- Targeting Regimes: Saying What You Do and Doing What You Say." It examines a number of issues related to transparency and accountability in an inflation-targeting regime. It first looks at the factors behind the move to increased transparency in recent years and the important role of a communications strategy in transparency. It then turns to the role of the forecast in communications, how risks surrounding the forecast are communicated, and whether there should be limits on what is made public. It concludes with a short discussion of accountability.

Subject: Banking, Central bank policy rate, Communications in revenue administration, Inflation, Inflation targeting

Keywords: Inflation expectation, Market, Monetary policy, Policy, WP

Publication Details

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19
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Working Paper No. 2009/262
Stock No:

WPIEA2009262
ISBN:

9781451874075
ISSN:

1018-5941

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