Inflation and Monetary Reform

August 1, 1992

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Pierre-Richard Agénor, and Anna Lennblad. Inflation and Monetary Reform, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1992) accessed November 7, 2024

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Summary

The introduction of a new currency has often occurred as part of a program to fight hyperinflation. In this context, non-uniform conversion rates for different types of assets and liabilities have been used as a means of reducing an initial “excess” stock of liquidity. The paper examines the anticipatory dynamics associated with such reforms. The analysis suggests that monetary reforms of this type have a deflationary effect upon announcement as well as during the transition period. Under uncertainty about the reform date, the direction of the initial jump in prices upon announcement is a priori ambiguous. Upon implementation, a monetary reform leads to a downward jump in prices.

Subject: Currencies, Currency markets, Exchange rates, Financial markets, Foreign exchange, Monetary base, Money

Keywords: Capital gain, Currencies, Currency markets, Exchange rate, Exchange rates, Foreign currency, Foreign currency holding, Monetary base, Monetary unit, Open economy, Parallel exchange rate, WP

Publication Details

Pages:

34
Volume:

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Series:

Working Paper No. 1992/060
Stock No:

WPIEA0601992
ISBN:

9781451965315
ISSN:

1018-5941

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