Does Political Instability Lead to Higher Inflation?: A Panel Data Analysis

Economists generally accept the proposition that high inflation rates generate inefficiencies that reduce society''s welfare and economic growth. However, determining the causes of the worldwide diversity of inflationary experiences is an important challenge not yet satisfactorily confront...

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Main Author: Aisen, Ari (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C International Monetary Fund 2005
Series:IMF Working Papers Working Paper No. 05/49
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Summary:Economists generally accept the proposition that high inflation rates generate inefficiencies that reduce society''s welfare and economic growth. However, determining the causes of the worldwide diversity of inflationary experiences is an important challenge not yet satisfactorily confronted by the profession. Based on a dataset covering around 100 countries for the period 1960-99 and using modern panel data econometric techniques to control for endogeneity, this paper shows that a higher degree of political instability is associated with higher inflation. The paper also draws relevant policy implications for the optimal design of inflation-stabilization programs and of the institutions favorable to price stability
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (15 p)
ISBN:1451860684
9781451860689

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