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Redistributive effects of a change in the inflation target / Robert Amano, Thomas Carter and Yaz Terajima.FB3-7/2017-13E-PDF

"In light of the financial crisis and its aftermath, several economists have argued that inflation targeting central banks should reconsider the level of their inflation targets. While the appropriate level for the inflation target remains an open question, it’s important to note that any transition to a new target would entail certain costs. In this note, we consider one dimension of these costs, namely, the redistributive effects stemming from the fact that financial contracts are often written in nominal terms and would thus experience changes in real value following the announcement of a new target"--Abstract, p. ii.

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Department/Agency
  • Bank of Canada.
TitleRedistributive effects of a change in the inflation target / Robert Amano, Thomas Carter and Yaz Terajima.
Series title
  • Staff analytical note = Note analytique du personnel, 2369-9639 ; 2017-13
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Cover title.
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 4).
  • Includes abstract in French.
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] : Bank of Canada, c2017.
Author / Contributor
  • Amano, Robert A.
  • Carter, Thomas.
  • Terajima, Yaz.
Descriptionii, 6 p. : col. chart
Catalogue number
  • FB3-7/2017-13E-PDF
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