هدف گذاري تورم: تاثير آن بر روند تورم در كشورهاي مختلف جهان

Inflation Targeting: the Impact of it on Inflation Trend in Different Countries around the World

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of inflation targeting on inflation rate in different countries around the world. To do so, the published data by the International Monetary Fund in 2007, have been used. The research findings as a result of testing the mean comparison, (one for all countries, another for each countries individually during 1975-2007), indicate that this policy reduce the inflation rate in selected countries. Therefore using this policy in other countries which have the prerequisites such as central bank independence is suggested. Also in Iran improving central bank independence to adopt inflation targeting for long-run, emphasized.