Pursuing Price-Stability Evidence from the United Kingdom and Other Inflation-Targeters
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This paper presents a small macro-econometric model which is further used topredict inflation and produce different monetary policy simulations concerninginflation targeting in the Czech Republic. The problems connected with inflationtargeting for transition economies are discussed as well as the differentmodelling approaches suitable for policy simulation and inflation forecasts.
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