01744cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF007653 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451857474 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Shah, Sukhdev. Suriname : A Case Study of High Inflation / Sukhdev Shah, Benedikt Braumann. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1999. 1 online resource (24 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Suriname recently went through a period of destabilizationthat that bordered on hyperinflation. The country's experience provides a good illustration to study the genesis and dynamics of high inflation and includes some unusual phenomena, such as a monetary overhang, an eight-tiered exchange rate, and inflationary gold purchases by the central bank. High inflation also had a significant impact on the real economy. This paper compares the experience of Suriname with other countries discussed in the recent stabilization literature. It finds strong evidence of intertemporal demand effects, which occurred as the public reacted to the temporary bout of high inflation. Mode of access: Internet Braumann, Benedikt. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1999/157 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1999/157/001.1999.issue-157-en.xml IMF e-Library