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Inflation Targeting as a Shock Absorber

Discussion Papers 1721, 34 S. : Anh.

Marcel Fratzscher, Christoph Grosse Steffen, Malte Rieth

2018

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Published in: Journal of International Economics 123 (2020), 103308, S. 1-16

Abstract

We study the characteristics of inflation targeting as a shock absorber, using quarterly data for a large panel of countries. To overcome an endogeneity problem between monetary regimes and the likelihood of crises, we propose to study large natural disasters. We find that inflation targeting improves macroeconomic performance following such exogenous shocks. It lowers inflation, raises output growth, and reduces inflation and growth variability compared to alternative monetary regimes. This performance is mostly due to a different response of monetary policy and fiscal policy under inflation targeting. Finally, we show that only hard but not soft targeting reaps the fruits: deeds, not words, matter for successful monetary stabilization.

Malte Rieth

Research Associate in the Macroeconomics Department



JEL-Classification: E42;E52;E58
Keywords: Monetary Policy, Central Banks, Monetary Regimes, Dynamic Effects
Frei zugängliche Version: (econstor)
http://hdl.handle.net/10419/175079

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