Would "Cold Turkey" Work in Turkey? /

Persistently high inflation rates have led many to believe that inflation in Turkey has become "inertial," posing an obstacle to disinflation. We assess the empirical validity of this argument. We find that the current degree of inflation persistence in Turkey is lower than in Brazil and U...

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Autor principal: Gelos, R.
Altres autors: Celasun, Oya, Prati, Alessandro
Format: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicat: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003.
Col·lecció:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2003/049
Accés en línia:Full text available on IMF
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