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Autore |
Baldini Alfredo |
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Fiscal and monetary anchors for price stability : evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa / / Alfredo Baldini and Marcos Poplawski Ribeiro |
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[Washington, District of Columbia] : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008 |
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©2008 |
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1-4623-7194-9 |
1-4527-5413-6 |
1-282-84075-4 |
1-4518-6981-9 |
9786612840753 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (39 p.) |
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Collana |
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IMF Working Papers |
IMF working paper ; ; WP/08/121 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Fiscal policy - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Inflation (Finance) - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Monetary policy - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; I. Introduction; II. Inflation, Fiscal Outcomes, and Monetary Aggregates in sub-Saharan Africa: Stylized Facts; III. Fiscal Dominance: Theoretical Background; A. The Model; IV. Econometric Methodology; A. Stochastic Approaches to Identify Fiscal or Monetary Dominance:; V. Results and Interpretation; A. Data; B. Single-Country Analysis; VI. Conclusion; Tables; 1. Sub-Saharan Africa: Selected Economic Indicators, annual averages, 1980-2005; 2. Identification Criteria for Fiscal and Monetary Dominance Regimes; 3. Identification Criteria of Monetary Policy Responsiveness |
4: Sub-Saharan Africa Selected Countries: CCD Approach5. Sub-Saharan Africa Selected Countries: Variance Decomposition on Inflation Variability; 6. Sub-Saharan Africa Selected Countries: VAR Test on Monetary Policy Responsiveness; Figures; 1. Budget Balance and |
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Inflation in Selected Sub-Saharan Countries, 1980-2004; 2. Primary Balances, Seigniorage, and Inflation in Selected Sub-Saharan Countries: 1985-2005; References |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The paper presents a model of fiscal dominance with borrowing constraints, and provides evidence for a large number of sub-Saharan African countries on the relative importance of fiscal and monetary determinants of inflation. Based on the dynamic response of inflation to different shocks, including nominal public debt, results show that a number of SSA countries were characterized throughout the period 1980-2005 either by chronic fiscally dominant regimes, with weak or no response of primary surpluses to public debt; or by a consistent adoption of a monetary dominant regime. However, a number |
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