Low inflation is the prime purpose of inflation targeting but if low inflation gained at the cost of low output growth, then inflation targeting may not consider as a successful policy. Based on an adaptive dynamic model, this study investigates the impact of inflation targeting on the growth rate in non-industrial countries during 1985-2010. The research sample consists of 18 countries which have adopted inflation targeting and 26 non-inflation-targeting countries as a control group. LSDVC, a dynamic panel estimator, employed to estimate the research model. The results show that inflation targeting has no significant impact of on the economic growth rate.
Asgharpur H, Salmani B, Jalili Marand A. The Impact of Inflation Targeting on Economic Growth in Non-Industrial Countries. qjerp 2013; 21 (65) :5-32 URL: http://qjerp.ir/article-1-607-en.html