RBA Annual Conference – 2004 The Future of Inflation Targeting

9–10 August 2004

Editors: Christopher Kent and Simon Guttmann

A volume, containing the conference papers and discussions, was published on 15 November 2004.

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The 2004 conference focused on various issues related to inflation targeting including: the evolution of inflation-targeting regimes; the measurement of inflation; understanding the properties and determinants of Australian inflation; theoretical and practical issues related to central bank communication and transparency; and how inflation targeting might need to adapt to future challenges.

Contents

• Introduction
  Christopher Kent and Simon Guttmann
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• A Snapshot of Inflation Targeting in its Adolescence
  Kenneth N Kuttner
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• Discussion
  John C Williams
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• Can Central Bank Transparency Go Too Far?
  Frederic S Mishkin
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• Discussion
  Warwick J McKibbin
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• A Perspective on Monetary Policy Transparency and Communication
  Malcolm Edey and Andrew Stone
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• Discussion
  John Edwards
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• News and Interest Rate Expectations: A Study of Six Central Banks
  Ellis Connolly and Marion Kohler
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• Discussion
  Stefan Palmqvist
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• Inflation Measurement for Central Bankers
  Robert J Hill
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• Discussion
  Christopher Kent
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• Inflation in Australia: Measurement and Modelling
  Alexandra Heath, Ivan Roberts and Tim Bulman
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• Discussion
  Gordon de Brouwer
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• Inflation Targeting and Japan: Why has the Bank of Japan not Adopted Inflation Targeting?
  Takatoshi Ito
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• Discussion
  Robert N McCauley
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• Wrap-up Discussion
  Alan Bollard, Claudio Borio, Pierre Duguay and Glenn Stevens
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• Biographies of Contributors
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• List of Conference Participants
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ISBN 0-9752213-0-2 (Print)