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Inflation Targeting: Problems and Opportunities

February 1, 2006
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Conference Overview and Summary of Papers

Zahir Lalani and David Murchison

Aperçu du colloque et synthèse des communications présentées

Zahir Lalani et David Murchison

Coming Soon: An Inflation Target at the Fed

Laurence H. Meyer

Commentary: Inflation Targeting for the United States—Comments on Meyer

Alan S. Blinder

The Instrument-Rate Projection under Inflation Targeting: The Norwegian Example

Lars E.O. Svensson

Future Trends in Inflation Targeting: A Canadian Perspective

John Murray

Commentary: Future Trends in Inflation Targeting—Comments on Murray

David Laidler

Bank topic index: Inflation Targets, Monetary Policy Framework

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