Virtual Deficits and the Patinkin Effect /
The paper develops a model of inflationary finance that defines the fiscal deficit as a function of the virtual deficit-a deficit that would be observed if inflation were zero. It studies the negative relationship between the inflation rate and real government expenditures-the Patinkin effect. The m...
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| Format: | Journal |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
1998.
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| Series: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 1998/041 |
| Online Access: | Full text available on IMF |