Welfare Cost of (Low) Inflation : A General Equilibrium Perspective /

This paper provides general equilibrium estimates of the steady-state welfare gains of lowering inflation from a low level to close to price stability, using an overlapping-generations growth model. Money demand is modeled on the basis that real money balances are a factor of production. Assuming a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zee, Howell
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1998.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1998/111
Online Access:Full text available on IMF