The main objective of this paper is to explain the phenomena of persistent inflation in Romania through the use of a simple empirical model which highlights the links between inflation and the government budget deficit. We discuss the importance of using a proper definition of the public sector...

We develop a simple integrated framework to assess consistency between fiscal policy, monetary reform and inflation. The framework is designed to be applicable in transition economies, where reliable data are at a premium and the financial sector in a state of flux. The model is applied to...

A small analytic framework is build to analyse the relation between reserve requirements, inflation, and seigniorage revenues. From the analysis we can derive steady-state seigniorage revenues as a function of the rate of inflation and the intensity of financial repression. The framework is...