Inflation targeting and the anchoring of inflation expectations in the Western hemisphere

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2007

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Banco Central de Chile

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Many central banks have adopted a formal inflation-targeting framework based on the belief and the theoretical predictions that an explicit and clearly communicated numerical objective for the level of inflation over a specified period would, in itself, be a strong communication device that would help anchor long-term inflation expectations. Empirically verifying the success of inflation-targeting regimes in this dimension has been difficult, however, as survey data on long-term inflation expectations tend to be of limited availability and low frequency.

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INFLACIÓN, BANCOS CENTRALES, PRONÓSTICO DE LA ECONOMÍA

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