Testing the transparency benefits of inflation targeting: Evidence from private sector forecasts

Journal of Monetary Economics

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 226-232

  Crowe, Christopher ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

Central bank transparency; Inflation forecasts; Inflation targeting; Propensity score matching

Indexed keywords

EID: 76349121770     PISSN: 03043932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoneco.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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