The Role of Monetary Policy in Israel's 1985 Stabilization Effort.
Comparing the performances of the Austral, Cruzado and Sheqel programs shows that the latent suggestion that a 'heterodox' stabilization program can be implemented without tight fiscal discipline to support a restrictive monetary policy, though welcome in the politicial arena, is unwarrant...
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| Format: | Journal |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
1990.
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| Series: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 1990/029 |
| Online Access: | Full text available on IMF |
| Summary: | Comparing the performances of the Austral, Cruzado and Sheqel programs shows that the latent suggestion that a 'heterodox' stabilization program can be implemented without tight fiscal discipline to support a restrictive monetary policy, though welcome in the politicial arena, is unwarranted. Freezes, pegs and controls alone are bound to lead to dismal failure. A highly restrictive monetary policy sustained by a tight fiscal policy persisting for a lengthy interval (in terms of the political horizon), supported by a stable exchange rate as a highly visible nominal anchor and by a temporary but significant erosion of real wages, have succeeded to contain a runaway inflation in Israel. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (100 pages) |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet |
| ISSN: | 1018-5941 |
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