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This study examines money demand and inflation dynamics in the Islamic Republic of Iran using quarterly data for the … long-run money market equilibrium condition is identified and the short-run behavior of the inflation, measured in terms of …/01-2001/02 buoyed the demand for domestic money and contributed to the decline in inflation. Tests of model stability do not point to a …
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The paper reviews the policy response of major central banks during the 2007–08 financial market turbulence and suggests that there is scope for convergence among central bank operational frameworks through the adoption of those elements that proved most instrumental in calming markets. These...
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This paper explores the hypothesis that the dollarization of liabilities in emerging market economies is the result of a lack of monetary credibility. I present a model in which firms choose the currency composition of their debts so as to minimize their probability of default. Decreasing...
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We develop a multicountry model in which governments aim at excessive spending in order to serve the narrow interests of the group in power. This puts pressure on the monetary authorities to extract seigniorage, and thus affects the incentives countries would have to participate in a monetary...
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This paper classifies countries that define their monetary policy framework by an inflation target into full …-fledged inflation targeters, eclectic inflation targeters and inflation targeting lite regimes. This classification is based on … indicators of the clarity and credibility of the commitment to the inflation target. The three regimes can be viewed as …
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transmission of inflation from India. Because the Nepali currency is pegged to the Indian rupee and the two countries share an open … border, price developments in Nepal would be expected to mirror to those in India. The results show that inflation in India … and inflation in Nepal tend to converge in the long run. Our estimates indicate that the passthrough of inflation from …
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This study establishes a framework for analyzing the major determinants of inflation in the Islamic Republic of Iran …, and goods. Results strongly support the need for a sustained prudent monetary policy in order to reduce inflation and … inflation that, in turn, intensifies asset substitution (from money to foreign exchange), thereby weakening real demand for …
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lowering inflation. Such recent developments have brought to the forefront the idea that freely mobile capital, independent … all three. Inflation-targeting regimes being adopted by many countries provide a way of resolving this dilemma. …
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Since independence in 1991, Uzbekistan has pursued a gradual approach to the transition from planned to market economy. This approach relied heavily on trade controls, directed credit, and large public investments. A number of financial sector measures were also instituted that distorted...
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The paper analyzes the forces driving inflation in the new EU10 member countries. A significant part of headline … inflation in these countries is due to common factors, such as price level convergence and EU integration. However …, idiosyncratic factors have also played a role in the inflation process. These factors are related to the country-specific financial …
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