Stable inflation expectations lead to improved monetary policy outcomes
In countries with credible inflation targeting, firms may expect future inflation to always equal its target. This affects optimal monetary policy in a new-Keynesian model. With more inflation-targeters, inflation is more stable, loss is reduced, and optimal policy is improved under discretion. Commitment benefits are reduced with inflation-targeters, but overall loss is still lower compared to rational expectations. Encouraging expectations anchoring can be beneficial for the economy.