Whatever it takes, every day: Monetary Policy in an Emerging Economy

In conventional monetary policy, the aim is to stabilise inflation by adjusting monetary policy tools, mainly interest rates. One regime that has grown in popularity is inflation targeting and average inflation in both emerging and advanced economies is lower after the adoption of this regime. Yet, emerging markets have relatively worse performance regarding the deviations in their inflation rates. Are inflation targeters in emerging markets less committed to achieving their targets? Or is it that inflation targeting in emerging markets more challenging? In an attempt to better understand how monetary policy in emerging markets works, ERSA’s podcast host sits down […]