The inflation-targeting debate / edited by Ben S. Bernanke and Michael Woodford.

• Superior document: National Bureau of Economic Research--studies in business cycles ; v. 32
• Author: National Bureau of Economic Research.
• TeilnehmendeR: Bernanke, Ben.; Woodford, Michael, 1955-; National Bureau of Economic Research.; ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2005
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in business cycles ; no. 32.
• Physical Description: ix, 458 p. :; ill.
• Notes: "This volume grew out of a National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) conference on inflation targeting held in Bal Harbour, Florida, in January 2003"--p. ix.

Table of Contents

What has inflation targeting achieved? / Mervyn King -- Implementing optimal policy through inflation-forecast targeting / Lars E.O. Svensson and Michael Woodford -- Optimal inflation-targeting rules / Marc P. Giannoni and Michael Woodford -- Inflation targeting, price-path targeting, and output variability / Stephen G. Cecchetti and Junhan Kim -- Imperfect knowledge, inflation expectations, and monetary policy / Athanasios Orphanides and John C. Williams -- Does inflation targeting matter? / Laurence Ball and Niamh Sheridan -- Limits to inflation targeting / Christopher A. Sims -- Inflation targeting in the United States? / Marvin Goodfriend -- Inflation targeting in transition economies : experience and prospects / Jiri Jonas and Frederic S. Mishkin -- Inflation targeting and sudden stops / Ricardo J. Caballero and Arvind Krishnamurthy.