Download This PaperPolitical Instability and Inflation Volatility
NIPE Working Paper No. 2/2006
11 Pages Posted: 11 May 2006
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Political Instability and Inflation Volatility
Political Instability and Inflation Volatility
Political Instability and Inflation Volatility
Date Written: April 2006
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to empirically determine the causes of the worldwide diversity of inflation volatility. We show that higher degrees of political instability, ideological polarization and political fragmentation are associated with higher inflation volatility.
Keywords: Inflation, volatility, political instability, institutions
JEL Classification: E31, E63
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