We construct a simple model that tests for repressed inflation by estimating a "true" rate of inflation that explains behavior of observed money demand. We estimate the model using quarterly data for Czechoslovakia and Poland. Although our results should be viewed as preliminary, given the...

We construct a intertemporal general equilibrium model and use it to examine infrastructure effects on Mexican national income. We consider three types of infrastructure, electricity, transportation, and communications. We then estimate production functions for the 16 major sectors of the...