Inflation targets

• August 19, 2010

  Monetary Policy and the Zero Bound on Nominal Interest Rates

  Bank of Canada Review - Summer 2010 Robert Amano, Malik Shukayev

  The recent financial crisis and global economic slowdown have renewed interest in monetary policy options when the policy interest rate is at or near zero.

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

• Alternative Optimized Monetary Policy Rules in Multi-Sector Small Open Economies: The Role of Real Rigidities

  Staff Working Paper 2010-9 Carlos De Resende, Ali Dib, Maral Kichian

  Inflation-targeting central banks around the world often state their inflation objectives with regard to the consumer price index (CPI). Yet the literature on optimal monetary policy based on models with nominal rigidities and more than one sector suggests that CPI inflation is not always the best choice from a social welfare perspective.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Inflation and prices, Inflation targets, Inflation: costs and benefits, Monetary policy framework, Monetary policy implementation JEL Code(s): E, E4, E5, E52, F, F3, F4
• March 9, 2010

  Inflation Expectations and the Conduct of Monetary Policy: A Review of Recent Evidence and Experience

  Bank of Canada Review - Spring 2010 Rose Cunningham, Brigitte Desroches, Eric Santor

  This article explores the role of inflation expectations in the conduct of monetary policy. It reviews the various measures of inflation expectations used by central banks, including surveys and market-based indicators, and considers their advantages and disadvantages. It examines the critical role of inflation expectations in the framework that central banks use to understand, forecast, and control inflation. It also looks at their role as an indicator of central bank credibility. The behaviour of inflation expectations over the past two years is analyzed and policy conclusions are offered.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Bank of Canada Review articles Topic(s): Inflation targets, Monetary policy implementation