The Roads Not Taken: Why the Bank of Canada Stayed With Inflation Targeting

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Page Title:The Roads Not Taken: Why the Bank of Canada Stayed With Inflation Targeting – C.D. Howe Institute
Article Title:The Roads Not Taken: Why the Bank of Canada Stayed With Inflation Targeting
URL:https://cdhowe.org/publication/roads-not-taken-why-bank-canada-stayed-inflation-targeting/
Published Date:November 10, 2011
Accessed Date:February 15, 2025

Sticking with the status quo was only one option under debate among monetary experts in the lead-up to renewal of the Bank of Canada’s inflation-targeting mandate, which was announced by Finance Minister  Jim Flaherty this week.  In “The Roads Not Taken: Why the Bank of Canada Stayed With Inflation Targeting,” Christopher Ragan assesses the decision, and the wrong turns and alternate routes it bypassed.  

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