Price Stabilization in the 1990s

Investigates various aspects of inflation - the recent history of inflation as well as potential sources of changes, the technical issues regarding the measurement of inflation, the indicators for future inflation, and the policy implications to achieve and maintain price stability.

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Price stabilization in the 1990s, John B. Taylor; some lessons from the great inflations, Allan H. Meltzer; lessons from moderate inflations, Stanley Fischer; price performance and sources of inflation; inflation in North America, Michael Parkin; comments, Ralph C. Bryant and Paul Jenkins; inflation in Western Europe, Eduard J. Bomhoff; comments, Anthony Coleby and Andre Icard; inflation and monetary policy in pacific basin developing economies, Maxwell J. Fry; comments, Glenn R. Stevens, et al; supplement - inflation to Australia, Glenn R. Stevens; New Zealand experience with a price stability target, Peter Nicholl; Japanese monetary policy from 1970 to 1990, Kazuo Ueda; comments, Koichi Hamada and Jack H. Beebe; the role of monetary policy in the process of disinflation in OECD countries during the first half of the 1980s; measurement and indicators of inflation; measuring the aggregate price level, Robert J. Gordon comments, Richard G. Davis and Georg Rich; indicators of inflation, Robert H. Rasche; comments, Peter Nicholl and Takatoshi Ito; price objectives and policy requirements; price stability and the monetary order, David laidler; achieving exchange rate stability in a tripolar world, Kenneth Rogoff; comments, Donald L. Kohn and Reiner Konig.