How does unanticipated inflation harm the economy? What is inflation and deflation using simple words and terms? Explain why inflation is a problem. Inflation is undesirable because it? What is the opposite of inflation? What is inflation? How do economists measure...
Headline inflationOptimal monetary policyCurrency unionWelfareWhat is the appropriate inflation target for the monetary policymaker in a currency union, core inflation or headline inflation? We answer the question in a two-country New Keynesian model with an energy sector. We derive the welfare loss ...
For Brits, this is the best inflation hedge you can buy in the sense that it will reliably protect your purchasing power against official inflation. That’s because no other investment is index-linked to a UK inflation measure. Caveats a go-go ...
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Inflation depresses the purchasing power of money, reinforces the unequal distribution of income, condenses the competitiveness of the economy, and encourages imports. Economists use the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to measure it by measuring the price changes in a determined market basket of core ...
There is more than one measure of inflation, so, which one should people pay attention to? The two main candidates are the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the Personal Consumption Expenditures index (PCE). Which of the two is the better measure? And once that question is decided, is core...
What situation is described by the term "inflation"? What are the criticisms of how we typically measure inflation? What is meant by unanticipated inflation? How does inflation affect us? Who loses and gains from inflation? Which of the following is not true of inflation?
Price inflation is a critical measure for central banks when setting monetary policy. A central bank will likely tighten monetary policy by increasing interest rates when price inflation is rising at a faster pace than desired. This would encourage savings through higher returns and slow spending in...
A few metrics are used to measure the inflation rate. One of the most popular is theConsumer Price Index(CPI), which measures prices for a basket of economic goods and services, including food, cars, education, and recreation. Therefore, changes in the prices of this basket approximate prices...
This paper assumes that a central bank commits itself to maintaining an inflation target and then asks what measure of the inflation rate the central bank should use if it wants to maximize economic stability. The paper first formalizes this problem and examines its microeconomic foundations. It ...