One of the commonly used estimates of expected inflation is the yield differential between nominal bonds and inflation-indexed bonds (breakeven inflation). Breakeven inflation is however a biased estimate of expected inflation because it includes an inflation risk premium (IRP). The novelty of...

The currency substitution and indexation infrastructure that has prevailed in Israel for over five decades had its inception before the onset of a major inflationary episode and included only minor and short-lived incidents of outright dollarisation. The present paper suggests that portfolio...

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