The Library
Hyperinflation and stabilisation: Cagan revisited
Tools
Tools
Tools
UNSPECIFIED (1997) Hyperinflation and stabilisation: Cagan revisited. ECONOMIC JOURNAL, 107 (441). pp. 441-454.
Research output not available from this repository, contact author.Abstract
Using a variant of the Cagan model with rational expectations, this paper shows that expected stabilisation can result in a budget deficit in excess of the maximum inflation tax. A cap on the deficit dampens inflation expectations and raises real balances thus increasing the yield of the inflation tax for any given rate of inflation. This study extends the work of Drazen and Helpman (1990) by including a stochastic budgetary process and using option pricing theory. It uses parameter values of the semi-elasticity of demand for money to provide estimates of the maximum viable real deficit.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | ECONOMIC JOURNAL | ||||
| Publisher: | BLACKWELL PUBL LTD | ||||
| ISSN: | 0013-0133 | ||||
| Official Date: | March 1997 | ||||
| Dates: |
|
||||
| Volume: | 107 | ||||
| Number: | 441 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 14 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 441-454 | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published |
Data sourced from Thomson Reuters' Web of Knowledge
Request changes or add full text files to a record
Repository staff actions (login required)
 |
View Item |
