Price level versus inflation targeting under heterogeneous expectations: a laboratory experiment

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
Year: 2021
Volume: 182
Issue: C
Pages: 39-82

Authors (2)

Hommes, Cars (Bank of Canada) Makarewicz, Tomasz (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Since the 2007 crisis, macroeconomists have been interested in monetary policies that could help with stabilizing inflation and output (Honkapohja, 2015). Two ideas gained particular attention: (i) that inflation should be replaced by the nominal price level (PLT) as the target for the central bank; and (ii) that the central bank should provide explicit guidance about its interest rate rule. We conduct a laboratory experiment to test the validity of these two hypotheses.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:jeborg:v:182:y:2021:i:c:p:39-82
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-02-02