Why Are Rates of Inflation So Low After Large Devaluations?

This paper studies the behavior of inflation after nine large post-1990 contractionary devaluations. A salient feature of the data is that inflation is low relative to the rate of devaluation. We argue that distribution costs and substitution away from imports to lower quality local goods can account quantitatively for the post-devaluation behavior of prices.

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Year of publication:	2002-01
Authors:	Eichenbaum, Martin ; Burstein, Ariel ; Rebelo, Sergio
Institutions:	National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	NBER Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	EFG IFM ME Number 8748
Classification:	F31 - Foreign Exchange
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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