In this study I examine two aspects of Hungarian inflation. with some reference to other CEFE. The first is the political economy dimension, the second the mechanics of price making Concerning the former topic I argue that the balance of payment or mercantilistic motive has been the single most...

The paper explains why bank privatization in transition economies is frequently delayed in comparison to privatizing non-financial firms. In the model, the government inherits a distressed bank with bad loans to a representative non-financial firm. The firm will only abstain from wasteful...