price stability. The benefits of credibility (private inflation expectations coinciding with the inflation target) are … inflation (with base drift in the price level) and price-level stability (without such base drift) are compared, and a suitable … loss function (corresponding to flexible inflation targeting) is discussed, including the index and level for the inflation …

We present positive evidence of price stability of cryptocurrencies as a medium of exchange. For the sample years from …

these costs when moving from 2% inflation to price stability in the U.S. Feldstein concluded that the permanent welfare …In a previous attempt to articulate the costs of inflation (Leigh-Pemberton (1992)), the Bank of England outlined the … following costs of a fully-anticipated inflation: - the cost of economising on real money balances -- so-called shoe …

This paper analyses the impact of asymmetric preferences with respect to inflation and output by policymakers on … for low inflation. Using data for four G7 economies, the paper shows that, except for Germany, nonlinear and asymmetric … monetary authority develops a greater precautionary demand for output expansions than for low inflation. This may generate a …

target inflation rates as low as 2 percent. However, the effects of the constraint are non-linear with respect to the … inflation target and produce a quantitatively significant deterioration of the performance of the economy with targets between 0 … and 1 percent. The variability of output increases significantly and that of inflation also rises somewhat. Also, we show …

the face of unexpected disturbances and the choice of a price level versus an inflation objective. Using a small estimated … generally greater than that for an inflation objective; 3) Even if society cares about inflation stabilisation (rather than the … stabilisation of the price level), it often pays to give the central bank a price level objective (rather than an inflation …

designed. At the time, the main concern of the Governing Council was to anchor inflation at low levels in face of the … low-inflation environment has created the concrete risk of de-anchoring of longer-term inflation expectations. Addressing … low inflation is different from addressing high inflation. The ability of the ECB (and central banks globally) to provide …

designed. At the time, the main concern of the Governing Council was to anchor inflation at low levels in face of the … low-inflation environment has created the concrete risk of de-anchoring of longer-term inflation expectations. Addressing … low inflation is different from addressing high inflation. The ability of the ECB (and central banks globally) to provide …