Monetary Policy and Leading Indicators of Inflation in Sweden

Author/Editor:

Josef Baumgartner ; Göran Zettergren ; Ramana Ramaswamy

Publication Date:

April 1, 1997

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This paper derives a set of leading indicators of inflation for Sweden. It also discusses methodological and policy issues pertaining to the estimation of these indicators. The main findings are: (1) narrow money is the most powerful leading inflation indicator; (2) broad money and inflation expectations have significant predictive information on inflation; (3) the output gap, interest rates, and the credit aggregate have some predictive information on inflation, and this information is confined to a shorter time horizon than either the monetary aggregates or inflation expectations; and (4) implied forward rates have only weak predictive information on inflation.

Series:

Working Paper No. 1997/034

Subject:

English

Publication Date:

April 1, 1997

ISBN/ISSN:

9781451978926/1018-5941

Stock No:

WPIEA0341997

Pages:

31

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