Abstract
The current paper seeks to build a theoretical explanation to understand why many central banks failed to reduce inflation variability despite having the desire. The result proves that central bank's preferences are a necessary condition but not sufficient to guarantee lower inflation variability. The structure of the economy and the types of the shocks are significant factors.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 630-636 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Economic Modelling |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Asymmetric loss function
- Central banks
- Inflation variability
- Quadratic loss function
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Economics and Econometrics