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title: Inflation Targeting and Zero Lower Bound Risk: Cross-Country Evidence
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/ise-remwps-wp04282026/
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updated: 2026-10-16
license: Summaries CC BY 4.0; links go to the original sources
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identifier: RePEc:ise:remwps:wp04282026
source_url: https://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:ise:remwps:wp04282026
featured: 2026-10-16
citations: unknown
topic: Macro-Finance & Rates
---


# Inflation Targeting and Zero Lower Bound Risk: Cross-Country Evidence

Switzerland and Japan face the highest risk of hitting the zero bound under current inflation targets; higher average inflation substantially reduces this constraint.

- Source: https://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:ise:remwps:wp04282026
- Identifier: RePEc:ise:remwps:wp04282026
- Released: 2026-10-05
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 135 (2026-10-16): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2026-10-16/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): not tracked
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: Macro-Finance & Rates
- Authors: António Afonso, Leonardo Zorzi

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