What Explains Persistent Inflation Differentials Across Transition Economies? /

Panel estimates based on 19 transition economies suggests that some central banks may aim at comparatively high inflation rates mainly to make up for, and to perhaps exploit, lagging internal and external liberalization in their economies. Out-of-sample forecasts, based on expected developments in t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Flanagan, Mark
Other Authors: Hammermann, Felix
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2007/189
Online Access:Full text available on IMF