LOW ECONOMIC GROWTH
Another common concern about inflation targeting is
that it will lead to low growth in output and employment. Although inflation reduc-
tion has been associated with below-normal output during disinflationary phases in
inflation-targeting regimes, once low inflation levels were achieved, output and
employment returned to levels at least as high as they were before. A conservative
conclusion is that once low inflation is achieved, inflation targeting is not harmful to
the real economy. Given the strong economic growth after disinflation in many
countries (such as New Zealand) that have adopted inflation targets, a case can be
made that inflation targeting promotes real economic growth, in addition to control-
ling inflation.
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