Central bank research

• August 19, 2010

  Price-Level Targeting and Relative-Price Shocks

  Bank of Canada Review - Summer 2010 Stephen Murchison

  Stephen Murchison reviews the findings of recent Bank of Canada research on the relative merits of inflation targeting and price-level targeting (PLT) for a small open economy, such as Canada's, that is susceptible to large and persistent terms-of-trade shocks.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review articles Topic(s): Central bank research, Inflation targets, Monetary policy framework
• August 19, 2010

  Conference Summary: New Frontiers in Monetary Policy Design

  Bank of Canada Review - Summer 2010 Robert Amano, Kevin Devereux, Rhys R. Mendes

  Although the current inflation-targeting regime has served Canadians well, sound public policy demands the continuous exploration of possible improvements in the monetary policy framework.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review articles Topic(s): Central bank research, Inflation targets, Monetary policy framework