Go Slow to Go Far: When Should Inflation Stabilization Plans be Gradual?

We look to determine when interest rate-based stabilization plans should be gradual. We use a standard open economy DSGE model and consider three extensions that focus on the labor market. We find that gradualism is advised when sticky wages adjusted to past inflation generate inflationary inertia a...

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Autores principales: Arnoletto, Matías, Davi, Mariano, Zaratiegui, Emilio
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spelling I19-R120-10915-1654922024-04-30T20:01:58Z http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/165492 Go Slow to Go Far: When Should Inflation Stabilization Plans be Gradual? Arnoletto, Matías Davi, Mariano Zaratiegui, Emilio 2018-11 2018 2024-04-30T14:27:29Z en Ciencias Económicas inflation stabilization interest rates small open economy We look to determine when interest rate-based stabilization plans should be gradual. We use a standard open economy DSGE model and consider three extensions that focus on the labor market. We find that gradualism is advised when sticky wages adjusted to past inflation generate inflationary inertia and the policymaker is credible. On the contrary, when the policy-maker is not credible, a shock plan is more successful in lowering inflation. We contribute to the literature on stabilization plans that has mostly focused on exchange rate-based (ERBS) plans by extending the analysis to interest rate-based stabilization plans. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas Objeto de conferencia Objeto de conferencia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf
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topic Ciencias Económicas
inflation
stabilization
interest rates
small open economy
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inflation
stabilization
interest rates
small open economy
Arnoletto, Matías
Davi, Mariano
Zaratiegui, Emilio
Go Slow to Go Far: When Should Inflation Stabilization Plans be Gradual?
topic_facet Ciencias Económicas
inflation
stabilization
interest rates
small open economy
description We look to determine when interest rate-based stabilization plans should be gradual. We use a standard open economy DSGE model and consider three extensions that focus on the labor market. We find that gradualism is advised when sticky wages adjusted to past inflation generate inflationary inertia and the policymaker is credible. On the contrary, when the policy-maker is not credible, a shock plan is more successful in lowering inflation. We contribute to the literature on stabilization plans that has mostly focused on exchange rate-based (ERBS) plans by extending the analysis to interest rate-based stabilization plans.
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title Go Slow to Go Far: When Should Inflation Stabilization Plans be Gradual?
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title_full Go Slow to Go Far: When Should Inflation Stabilization Plans be Gradual?
title_fullStr Go Slow to Go Far: When Should Inflation Stabilization Plans be Gradual?
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