Estimating a growth-maximising inflation targeting band for South Africa
by Temitope Leshoro; Umakrishnan Kollamparambil
International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies (IJEPEE), Vol. 10, No. 4, 2017

Abstract: In the context of the low levels of economic growth and high levels of unemployment in South Africa, the study analyses the output growth implications of the inflation targeting monetary policy of the South African Reserve Bank that targets an inflation band between 3% and 6%. Using the threshold autoregressive technique and the sample splitting threshold regression, this study investigates the nonlinear inflation-growth nexus in South Africa with the purpose of identifying the band of inflation that optimise output growth. The results show that South Africa is able to accommodate a higher level of inflation beyond the current inflation target band by increasing the band to between 7% and 9% in order to enhance output growth. Our findings support the argument of studies that indicate that moderately higher inflation rate will not be harmful to the economy.

Online publication date: Tue, 09-Jan-2018

The full text of this article is only available to individual subscribers or to users at subscribing institutions.

 
Existing subscribers:
Go to Inderscience Online Journals to access the Full Text of this article.

Pay per view:
If you are not a subscriber and you just want to read the full contents of this article, buy online access here.

Complimentary Subscribers, Editors or Members of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies (IJEPEE):
Login with your Inderscience username and password:

Username:        Password:          Forgotten your password?

Want to subscribe?
A subscription gives you complete access to all articles in the current issue, as well as to all articles in the previous three years (where applicable). See our Orders page to subscribe.

If you still need assistance, please email subs@inderscience.com