Inflation Volatility and Economic Development: Evidence from Nigeria

We use monthly time-series data on the prices of 96 individual products in the 37 states of Nigeria to analyze the factors that drive inflation volatility. Among the significant determinants of volatility are average inflation rates, transport and communication infrastructure, consumer access to credit markets and urbanization. However, there is substantial heterogeneity across products in the relative importance of these factors.

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Year of publication:	2008-09
Authors:	Fielding, David
Institutions:	Department of Economics, School of Business
Subject:	Inflation \| Volatility \| Uncertainty \| Nigeria

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 0807 25 pages
Classification:	E31 - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation ; O11 - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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