Inflation Targeting and Fiscal Rules: Do Interactions and Sequencing Matter?
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Summary:
The paper examines the joint impact of inflation targeting (IT) and fiscal rules (FR) on fiscal behavior and inflation in a broad panel of advanced and developing economies over the period 1990-2009. The main contribution of the paper is to show that, as suggested by the theoretical literature, interactions between FR and IT matter a great deal for policy outcomes. Specifically, the combination of FR and IT appears to deliver more disciplined macroeconomic policies than each of these institutions in isolation. In addition, the sequencing of the monetary and fiscal reforms plays a role: adopting FR before IT delivers stronger results than the reverse sequence.
Series:
Working Paper No. 2014/089
Subject:
Fiscal policy Fiscal rules Fiscal stance Inflation Inflation targeting Monetary policy Prices
English
Publication Date:
May 28, 2014
ISBN/ISSN:
9781498322379/1018-5941
Stock No:
WPIEA2014089
Pages:
36
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