The Challenge of Food Inflation
Published By: RBI on eSS | Published Date: November, 22 , 2011The trends in food
inflation over the past 60 years are given. Having thus set the context, the factors
driving structural food inflation, which should give us a perspective of the
underlying dynamics and the nature of the challenge are also brought out. The policy measures for addressing the challenge of food inflation on a
durable basis are outlined. The role of monetary policy in the face of supply shocks are also described. [Presidential Address delivered at the 25th Annual
Conference of the Indian Society of Agricultural Marketing at Hyderabad]. URL:[http://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/Speeches/PDFs/FIS221111.pdf].
Author(s): Duvvuri Subbarao | Posted on: Nov 24, 2011 | Views(915) | Download (836)