TY - BOOK ID - 84540212 TI - Inflation Targeting As a Framework for Monetary Policy. PY - 1998 SN - 1463951353 1463923147 PB - Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, DB - UniCat KW - Banking KW - Banks and Banking KW - Banks and banking KW - Banks KW - Currency KW - Deflation KW - Depository Institutions KW - Exchange rates KW - Foreign Exchange KW - Foreign exchange KW - Inflation targeting KW - Inflation KW - Macroeconomics KW - Micro Finance Institutions KW - Monetary economics KW - Monetary policy frameworks KW - Monetary policy instruments KW - Monetary Policy KW - Monetary policy KW - Money and Monetary Policy KW - Mortgages KW - Price Level KW - Prices KW - New Zealand UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:84540212 AB - Inflation distorts prices, erodes savings, discourages investment,stimulates capital flight, inhibits growth, and makes economic planning anightmare. During the past decade, several advanced economies have takena new approach to the age-old problem of controlling inflation throughmonetary policy known as "inflation targeting." This pamphlet explainsthe requirements of putting the new policy in place, the experience of the countries that have tried it, and whether it has applicability todeveloping countries. ER -