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restructuring arises as an integral part of capital accumulation. On the aggregate level, inflation appears as stagflation, with the … framework for inflation as a process of restructuring. Contrary to existing theories of inflation, which tend to take structure … and institutions as given for the purpose of analysis, we argue that inflation could be understood only in terms of …
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This paper shows that the dominant view that the high variability of real exchange rates is due to movements in exchange rate-adjusted prices of tradable goods does not hold for Mexican data for periods with a managed exchange rate. The relative price of nontradables accounts for up to 70...
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to output contraction and price inflation in the face of unanticipated currency depreciation. In contrast, the reduction … in net exports determines output contraction without reducing price inflation in the face of unanticipated currency …
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, through the supply channel, has limited effects on output growth and inflation. Unanticipated currency fluctuations appear … more significant, with varying effects on output growth and price inflation across developing countries. …
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Burundi has made much progress since the signing of the Arusha peace and reconciliation agreement. The handling of the economy has been highly competent considering the inordinate difficulties faced by Burundi in recent years. The bank of the Republic of Burundi has made progress in the...
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Conventional wisdom states that currency depreciation in oil-producing countries are contractionary because demand effects, limited by the prevalence of oil exports priced in dollars, are more than offset by adverse supply effects. Iran, however, has experienced a rapid increase in non-oil...
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This paper examines the role played by regional factors in Uruguay, identifies the sources and transmission mechanisms of shocks stemming from the region, and assesses how vulnerable Uruguay is to a potential crisis in the region. Using a VAR model with block exogeneity restrictions, it finds...
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This paper provides evidence on the susceptibility of different types of exchange rate regimes to currency crises during 1990-2001. It explores the incidence of crises, identified as episodes of severe exchange market pressure, to seek evidence on whether pegged regimes are more crisis prone...
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of inflation, balance of payments, and productivity growth. …
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This paper revisits the phenomenon of stagflation. Using a standard New Keynesian dynamic, stochastic general … equilibrium model, we show that stagflation from monetary policy alone is a very common occurrence when the economy is subject to … both deviations from the policy rule and a drifting inflation target. Once the inflation target is fixed, the incidence of …
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