Inflation Underpinnings: The Politics of Macroeconomic Policy Making in the Developing World

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Brief Overview

To understand why central banks in developing countries implement inflation targeting as their monetary policy, this paper finds that international constraints and the roles of domestic institutions contribute to this growing trend.

Author

• Pongsakorn (Peter) Suwanpong, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities