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- the elimination or reduction of inflation or inflationary pressures in an economy by fiscal or monetary policies
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- Disinflation in November and December?(THE ECONOMY)
- Disinflation in Nov. and Dec.? Yup. The Consumer Price Index typically flattens or declines toward the end of the year. This year, a sharper than usual decrease in the CPI is likely. Why? Sliding gasoline prices will do the trick, helping pull the CPI for...
- Research articles 2005-11-18
- The Specter of Deflation
- Independent economic researcher A. Gary Shilling's last two books have been all about the "D" word, and he is still a true believer. The Elliott Wave Theorist's Bob Prechter's latest book is "Conquer the Crash," in which he talks about a coming deflation and how to cope with it. John...
- Research articles 2004-03-01
- Disinflation still risk, Fed governor emphasizes
- Stronger economic growth over the next year may not prevent further declines in inflation, which may prompt the Federal Reserve to reduce interest rates and, if necessary, use non-traditional policy options to move both prices and growth higher, Federal Reserve Governor Ben Bernanke said. "Even if the...
- Research articles 2003-07-24
- Korean rate cut could hinge on deflation worries in US.
- May 09, 2003 (The Asian Wall Street Journal - ABIX via COMTEX) The Bank of Korea is expected to cut interest rates by 0.25 percentage point when its board meets in mid-May 2003. They are currently at 4.25 per cent and have not been changed...
- Research articles 2003-05-09
- `Disinflation' Good for Thailand Investment.
- By Wichit Sirithaveeporn, Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 2--The domestic economy is not facing deflation but disinflation, which is good for local investment, says Wisudhi Srisuphan, the new director-general of the Fiscal Policy Office. Deflation means...
- Research articles 2002-11-02
- Developments in individual OECD countries: Turkey
- The economic outlook in Turkey has continued to deteriorate and financial conditions have not stabilised since the twin crises of November 2000 and February 2001. The revised programme with the International Monetary Fund has aimed at cushioning the short-term macroeconomic impact of the financial turmoil, while laying the foundation for...
- Research articles 2001-12-01
- Hungary - Developments in Individual OECD Countries
- Output in Hungary picked up in the first half of 1997, led by a surge in investment, continuing strong net exports and a slight recovery in household demand following two years of negative growth. At the same time, the disinflation process, which began in 1995, marked a pause this year....
- Research articles 1997-12-01
- The persistence of inflation and the cost of disinflation
- Some economic questions can be considered only within the context of an economic model. For example, "How costly would it be in terms of lost jobs and output to lower the inflation rate to zero?" is a question that, because it is counterfactual, can only be answered by creating an...
- Research articles 1995-01-01
- Greece - Developments in Individual OECD Countries
- Despite weak GDP growth -- of probably less than 1 per cent in both 1993 and 1994 -- disinflation is very slow, with consumer-price rises likely to remain in the range of 10-12 per cent. After declining significantly, to 11 per cent of GDP in 1992, the general government deficit...
- Research articles 1993-12-01
- Switzerland - Developments in Individual OECD Countries
- There are signs that the Swiss economy is coming out of the prolonged stagnation which started in 1991. After having stalled for a year, the process of disinflation will probably gather pace in late 1993 and in 1994, widening the scope for further easing of monetary conditions and providing support...
- Research articles 1993-12-01
- Changing Fortunes: The Shaping of the International Monetary Order
- IN Changing Fortunes, former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker and Toyoo Gyohten of the Japanese Ministry of Finance tell a fascinating story about how policymakers are always behind the curve. It is not surprising that markets know more than people who spend their...
- Research articles 1992-11-16
- Labour markets and inflation - Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development countries - Domestic and International Developments
- OECD-area employment may have risen slightly during the first half of 1992, following a year of retrenchment, but the unemployment rate increased further to an estimated 7 1/2 per cent (almost 30 million persons unemployed). In response to rising unemployment and growing slack in product markets, both wages and prices...
- Research articles 1992-06-01
- Inflation In 2000? Disinflation? Price Equilibrium? Technology Business Leaders Sharply Split, PricewaterhouseCoopers Finds
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- Research articles 2000-01-13
- Emerging economies are following the global trend of disinflation.(inflation slowing)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- Emerging economies are following the global trend of disinflation. In most developing countries, consumer prices are rising more slowly than they were five years ago. According to the IMF's latest World Economic Outlook, average consumer prices in Emerging economies are following the global...
- Research articles 2002-10-19
- The Incredible Volcker Disinflation
- Using a simple modern macroeconomic model, the paper argues that the real effects of the Volcker disinflation in the early 1980s were mainly due to imperfect credibility, evident in volatility and stubbornness of long-term interest rates. Studying recently released transcripts of the Federal Open Market Committee, it finds that Volcker...
- White papers 2005-08-01
- Globalization and Global Disinflation
- In recent years, inflation around the world has dropped to levels that, only two decades ago, seemed frustratingly unattainable. If one takes into account technical biases in the construction of the CPI and central banks' desire to maintain a small amount of padding to facilitate relative price adjustment and help...
- White papers 2003-08-29
- On the Believable Benefits of Low Inflation
- This paper reviews the existing theoretical and empirical literature addressing the benefits of low inflation. The ultimate goal is to arrive at a set of benefits in which a monetary authority can have genuine confidence. Moreover, what observable benefits do exist are unlikely to justify a policy of disinflation, even...
- White papers 1998-09-01
- A Quantitative Exploration of the Opportunistic Approach to Disinflation
- This paper describes the model that are used as a laboratory for the comparison of the rules described above. It also compares the behavior of inflation and output under opportunistic and conventional linear policies. Using stochastic simulations of a small-scale rational expectation model, we study the cost and time required...
- White papers 1997-01-01
- Expectations, Learning and the Costs of Disinflation: Experiments using the FRB/US Model
- Disinflation involves the conscious act of a monetary authority to change the prevailing expectations of private agents. The simulated costs of disinflation are compared with other estimates of sacrifice ratios. This paper also discusses disinflation, expectations, learning, macroeconomic modeling. For more information refer this white paper.
- White papers 1997-01-01
- Opportunistic and Deliberate Disinflation under Imperfect Credibility
- This paper compares the ability of these two approaches to achieve disinflation---and at what cost. We analyze these issues using the Federal Reserve's FRB/US model, which allows alternative assumptions to be made about expectations held by agents in the economy; hence, the credibility of the central bank can be considered...
- White papers 1998-01-01
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