Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
966970 Journal of Monetary Economics 2012 8 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Characterization of Ramsey optimal inflation targets. ► Development of model with quality improvement and sticky prices. ► Optimal inflation target may not need to be adjusted for quality bias in CPI. ► Quality bias may make deflation Ramsey optimal. ► Sticky hedonic prices may call for adjustment of inflation target for quality bias.
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