Why Do Many Disinflations Fail? : The Importance of Luck, Timing, and Political Institutions /

Many inflation stabilizations succeed only temporarily. Using a sample of 51 episodes of stabilization from inflation levels above 40 percent, we show that most of the failures are explained by bad luck, unfavorable initial conditions, and inadequate political institutions. The evolution of trading...

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Autor principal: Hamann, A.
Outros Autores: Prati, Alessandro
Formato: Periódico
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002.
coleção:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2002/228
Acesso em linha:Full text available on IMF