Evaluating Monetary Policy Commitments
A country with a history of high and volatile inflation is considering two policy options to gain credibility: 1) joining a large, stable monetary union, or 2) granting its own central bank full independence with a strict, legally-mandated inflation target. Explain which of these two options represents a more rigid and difficult-to-reverse commitment, and why.
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Evaluating Monetary Policy Commitments