Discussion paper

DP3074 Inflation Targeting in Emerging Market and Transition Economies: Lessons After a Decade

Starting in the early 1990s, several emerging market and transition economies (EMEs) have adopted inflation targeting (IT). In this Paper we discuss a number of issues that arise in this context: (a) the definition of IT, (b) the role of preconditions for IT, (c) the use of intermediate exchange rate targets and (d) the specification of inflation targets. Our overall conclusion is that, suitably modified, IT is a useful policy strategy for EMEs.

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Citation

Gerlach, S and J Amato (2001), ‘DP3074 Inflation Targeting in Emerging Market and Transition Economies: Lessons After a Decade‘, CEPR Discussion Paper No. 3074. CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/dp3074