Changing the Federal Reserve's Mandate: An Economic Analysis

Labonte, Marc

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Federal reserve system;    Central banks and banking;    Economic policy;    Finance;   

RP-ID  :  R41656
RP-ID  :  R41656_2013Aug12

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses a number of implementation issues surrounding an inflation target. These include what rate of inflation to target, what inflation measure to use, whether to set a point target or range, and what penalties to impose if a target is missed.