Does inflation bias stabilize real growth? Evidence from Pakistan

Z Hayat, F Balli, M Rehman - Journal of Policy Modeling, 2018 - Elsevier
The motive of a typical discretionary central banker to accommodate excess inflation
(inflation bias) is either to stabilize real growth or to spur it beyond natural rate. To what …

Using ordered weighted average for weighted averages inflation

LF Espinoza-Audelo, E León-Castro… - … Journal of Information …, 2020 - World Scientific
This paper presents the ordered weighted average weighted average inflation (OWAWAI)
and some extensions using induced and heavy aggregation operators and presents the …

[PDF][PDF] Interest rate and economic growth nexus in Pakistan: An investigation using maximum entropy bootstrap approach

U Bashir, M Ahmed, MA Khan - 2017 - academia.edu
Internationally, use of interest rate as a policy tool has a long tradition. However, its impact
on economic growth is inconclusive. There are two main strands of literature; first Keynesian …

Pakistan's monetary policy: some fundamental issues

Z Hayat - The Pakistan Development Review, 2017 - JSTOR
Over the last three decades, the landmark transformation of central banks from secrecy to
openness and transparency has significantly enhanced their performance to successfully …

The relevance and relative robustness of sources of inflation bias in Pakistan

Z Hayat, F Balli, M Rehman - Economic Modelling, 2017 - Elsevier
We empirically examine the relevance and relative robustness of stabilization and non-
stabilization sources of inflation bias for the typical discretionary monetary policy strategy of …

A small open economy DSGE model with workers' remittances

M Rehman, S Khan, Z Hayat, F Balli - Journal of Economic Studies, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose In this paper, the authors develop and estimate a small open economy dynamic
stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) model with an enriched micro-founded specification …

What monetary discretion can and cannot do under boom and bust cycles? Evidence from an emerging economy

Z Hayat, J Ahmed, F Balli - Journal of Economic Studies, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose The conventional and new inflation bias theories present two distinct facets to
explain the outcome of excess inflation without output gains by a discretionary central …

MONETARY POLICY, INFLATION STABILISATION AND OUTPUT GROWTH IN GHANA, 1980-2017

I Abdulai - 2022 - publication.aercafricalibrary.org
Monetary policy is central to the attainment of low and stable inflation, and long-term growth.
Ghana's inflation has been relatively high and volatile since 1980 with modest economic …

Inflation Targeting Skepticism

Z Hayat, S Masood - The Pakistan Development Review, 2022 - JSTOR
This paper makes twofold contributions. First, it critically reviews empirical literature along
the key dimensions of inflation targeting (IT)—skepticism/critique to ascertain whether such …

Assessing the Role of Money versus Interest Rate in Pakistan

Z Hayat, MN Hanif - The Pakistan Development Review, 2020 - JSTOR
We have empirically examined the role of monetary aggregate (s) vis-à-vis short-term
interest rate as monetary policy instruments, and the impact of State Bank of Pakistan's …