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validity of fiscal theory of price level in the five selected SAARC countries, namely Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri … deficit (BD) significantly impacts on the SAARC price level. Our findings substantiate that fiscal theory of price level is …
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We study a flexible price IS/LM economy in which the money supply and interest rate play the role of monetary policy instruments. If the central bank sets the nominal interest rate, the ambiguity in the price level is manifested. However, the equilibrium price level is permissible, if the...
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A numerical example of privately issued money is used to illustrate the fiscal theory of the price level, and to show … that the fiscal theory is best understood as a subset of the backing theory of money. Government issuance of money or debt …’s assets do not rise in step with its liabilities. The backing theory is used to examine whether inflation can be avoided by a …
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This paper provides a comprehensive review of the factors that can cause price levels to diverge and which are at the root of different inflation rates in Europe including the EU-27. Among others, we study the structural and cyclical factors influencing market and non-market-based service, house...
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In this paper we explore the evidence that would establish that Dutch disease is at work in, or poses a threat to, the Kazakh economy. Assessing the mechanism by which fluctuations in the price of oil can damage non-oil manufacturing—and thus long-term growth prospects in an economy that...
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Although theoretical models describing the influence of tourism on welfare of the host economy suggest that increase in prices is a direct outcome of intensified tourism activity, so far this outcome has not been put to the empirical test. Therefore, we use panel data models on a data set...
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The public sector plays a central role in price-setting in some markets for goods and services. Consequently, Eurostat began to publish a new series of inflation indices referred to as the HIPC-AP in early 2010 that summarizes the development of publicly administered prices. This study presents...
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The inflation crisis of 2008 drew greater attention to the varying experiences of inflation in South Africa and, in particular, to the fact that different groups within society may have significantly differing inflation experiences. The groups may be defined according to income level, but may...
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Some observers argue that increased real integration has led to greater co-movement of prices internationally. We examine the evidence for cross-border price spillovers among economies participating in the pan-Asian cross-border production networks. Starting with country-level data, we find that...
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This paper discusses the important issue of price level determinacy from a theoretical and empirical perspective. The theoretical section relies basically on a dynamic aggregate demand aggregate supply (AD-AS) model. In the empirical section, we try to assess the relative importance of money...
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