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A Quantitative Exploration of the Opportunistic Approach to DisinflationYunus AksoyUniversity of London, Birkbeck College, Faculty of Social Sciences, School of Economics, Mathematics and Statistics Athanasios OrphanidesCentral Bank of Cyprus David H. SmallFederal Reserve Board - Monetary Studies Section Volker WielandUniversity of Frankfurt David W. WilcoxFederal Reserve Board - Division of Research and Statistics July 2005 CFS Working Paper 2005/19 Abstract: Under a conventional policy rule, a central bank adjusts its policy rate linearly according to the gap between inflation and its target, and the gap between output and its potential. Under the opportunistic approach to disinflation a central bank controls inflation aggressively when inflation is far from its target, but concentrates more on output stabilization when inflation is close to its target, allowing supply shocks and unforeseen fluctuations in aggregate demand to move inflation within a certain band. We use stochastic simulations of a small-scale rational expectations model to contrast the behavior of output and inflation under opportunistic and linear rules.
Keywords: Inflation targeting, monetary policy, interest rates, policy rules, disinflation JEL Classification: E31, E52, E58, E61 working papers seriesDate posted: August 30, 2005Suggested CitationContact Information
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