E5 - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit

• The 1975–78 Anti-Inflation Program in Retrospect

  Staff Working Paper 2005-43 John Sargent

  The author provides an overview of the 1975–78 Anti-Inflation Program (AIP), in a background document prepared for a seminar organized by the Bank of Canada to mark the AIP's 30th anniversary.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Credibility, Fiscal policy, Inflation and prices, Inflation targets, Monetary policy framework, Monetary policy implementation JEL Code(s): E, E3, E31, E5, E52, E6, E63, E64, E65

• Measurement Bias in the Canadian Consumer Price Index

  Staff Working Paper 2005-39 James Rossiter

  The consumer price index (CPI) is the most commonly used measure of inflation in Canada.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Inflation and prices, Inflation targets JEL Code(s): E, E3, E31, E5, E52

• Quantity, Quality, and Relevance: Central Bank Research, 1990–2003

  Staff Working Paper 2005-37 Pierre St-Amant, Greg Tkacz, Annie Guérard-Langlois, Louis Morel

  The authors document the research output of 34 central banks from 1990 to 2003, and use proxies of research inputs to measure the research productivity of central banks over this period.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Central bank research JEL Code(s): E, E5, E59