Inflation and the Black Market Exchange Rate in a Repressed Market : A Model of Venezuela /

This paper presents a stylized general equilibrium model of the Venezuelan economy. The model explains how the recent sharp fall in oil revenue combines with foreign exchange rationing to produce a steep rise in inflation. Counterintuitively, a devaluation of the official exchange rate could tempora...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cerra, Valerie
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2016/159
Online Access:Full text available on IMF