This paper examines the long-run relationship between consumer price index industrial workers (CPI-IW) inflation and …, there is a negative long-run relationship between inflation and economic growth in India. We also find statistically …-significant inflation-growth threshold effects in the case of states with persistently-elevated inflation rates of above 5.5 percent. This …

these questions for Nigeria in the context of the global crisis. The results seem to debunk the ""decoupling theory"" and … suggest there are still significant spillovers from Nigeria's main trading partners, including the US, with trade and …

Intro -- Contents -- I. AN OIL STABILIZATION FUND FOR NIGERIA -- A. Introduction and Overview -- B. Views in the … Literature -- C. Stabilizing Fiscal Spending -- D. Model Description -- E. Application to Nigeria -- References. …

illustrates the constraints by examining the case of Nigeria, a major oil exporter that subsidizes gasoline, and that of Togo, an … oil importer and neighbor of Nigeria. It finds that the price differential between formal prices in Togo and Nigeria is … the main driver of changes in formal sector gasoline consumption. Specifically, the lower the formal price in Nigeria, the …

There is an extensive literature noting that high inflation can add to income inequality, and a parallel literature … assessing the effect of rising food prices on the poor. This paper attempts to combine these strands by dividing inflation into … food and nonfood inflation and assessing whether food inflation affects income inequality differently from nonfood …

Inflation in Mongolia resembles a roller coaster ride with sharp rises and steep drops. Understanding why is critical … for formulating and assessing monetary policy. Food prices are found to be a key driver of inflation, and, not surprising …

been to raise inflation targets to provide more room for policy rate easing during crises. This paper addresses a different … issue: the relationship between inflation and welfare. The literature is surveyed and a model is developed. A key conclusion … is that an increase in inflation targets gives rise to additional welfare costs, even after the extra room to m …

times. An inflation shock only slightly reduces the debt ratio for a few quarters. A positive growth shock unambiguously …

inflation, unemployment, government deficit, and GDP growth into a single indicator. In contrast to other indexes, the EPI does …