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Inflation, exchange rates and the role of monetary policy in Albania

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  • Marta Muço

    (Anteon Corporation)

  • Peter Sanfey

    (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development)

Abstract

This paper examines monetary policy in Albania during the transition period. Various channels through which monetary policy can affect prices and output are identified and their relative importance is assessed. Estimates from a vector autoregression model (VAR) of key macroeconomic variables demonstrate the weak link between money supply and inflation up to mid-2000. However, the move during 2000 from direct to indirect instruments of monetary control has been associated with greater predictability of the transmission link from money supply to inflation. The paper concludes that a move to formal inflation targeting could help promote the transparency and credibility of monetary policy, but that such a move should be introduced only when the country is ready for it.

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  • Marta Muço & Peter Sanfey, 2004. "Inflation, exchange rates and the role of monetary policy in Albania," Working Papers 88, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Office of the Chief Economist.
    • Handle: RePEc:ebd:wpaper:88
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    Keywords

    monetary policy; inflation; Albania;
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    JEL classification:

    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
    • P24 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - National Income, Product, and Expenditure; Money; Inflation

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