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Inflation Targeting in the Context of IMF-Supported Adjustment Programs

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  • Mr. Gerd Schwartz
  • Mr. Pau Rabanal
  • Mr. Mario I. Bléjer
  • Mr. Alfredo Mario Leone

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This paper argues that the IMF's traditional monetary conditionality-a ceiling on net domestic assets of the central bank and a floor on its net international reserves-should be adapted in IMF-supported adjustment programs with countries which have a framework of explicit inflation targets for the implementation of monetary policy. This adaptation should aim at enhancing correspondence and consistency between the monetary objectives of the central bank and the targets established under the IMF-supported adjustment program, as well as between the different instruments used to achieve the policy objectives and targets. The paper reviews various general options in this regard, and, using the case of Brazil as an example, demonstrates how these options may be implemented in practice.

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  • Mr. Gerd Schwartz & Mr. Pau Rabanal & Mr. Mario I. Bléjer & Mr. Alfredo Mario Leone, 2001. "Inflation Targeting in the Context of IMF-Supported Adjustment Programs," IMF Working Papers 2001/031, International Monetary Fund.
  • Handle: RePEc:imf:imfwpa:2001/031
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    Keywords

    WP; monetary policy; Fund; Inflation Targeting; Monetary Policy Rules; Brazil; inflation targeting framework; NIR floor; stance vis-à-vis; Fund program; NIR baseline; NIR loss; Inflation; Monetary stance; Monetary policy frameworks; Monetary base;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
    • E31 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
    • E17 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General Aggregative Models - - - Forecasting and Simulation: Models and Applications

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