Keywords: Cosine-Squared Cepstrum; Inflation Targeting; Inflation Volatility; Saphe ..... Fortunately in our case, the prominent cepstral peak is relatively.
University of Pretoria Department of Economics Working Paper Series
Comparing South African Inflation Volatility across Monetary Policy Regimes: An Application of Saphe Cracking Rangan Gupta University of Pretoria
Josine Uwilingiye
University of Pretoria Working Paper: 2009-06 February 2009
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