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Maintaining central bank credibility


Abstract: Central banks around the world potentially face a skeptical public when they announce a commitment to controlling inflation. Some economists have argued that, to enhance credibility, central banks should adopt monetary growth rules or other institutional arrangements. Yet it appears there are no costless solutions to the credibility problem.

Keywords: Monetary policy; Banks and banking, Central;

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Part of Series: Economic Review

Publication Date: 1988

Volume: 73

Issue: Sep

Pages: 3-15