Inflation targeting makes the difference: Novel evidence on inflation stabilization

Journal of International Money and Finance

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1092-1105

  Bleich, Dirk ^a   Fendel, Ralf ^b   Rülke, Jan Christoph ^b  

^a DEUTSCHE BUNDESBANK   (Germany)

^b WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Inflation targeting; Monetary policy; Taylor rule

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861700832     PISSN: 02615606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jimonfin.2011.12.012     Document Type: Article

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