Deflation : Determinants, Risks, and Policy Options /

Deflation can be costly and difficult to anticipate, and concerns of a generalized decline in prices in both industrial and emerging market economies have increased recently. This paper investigates the causes and consequences of deflation, the risk of deflation globally and in individual countries,...

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Main Author: Baig, Taimur
Other Authors: Decressin, Jorg, Feyzioglu, Tarhan, Kumar, Manmohan
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003.
Series:Occasional Papers; Occasional Paper ; No. 2003/003
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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