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The benefits of price stability: some estimates for New Zealand

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Leo Bonato (Reserve Bank of New Zealand)

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This article outlines the economic costs of inflation, particularly in relation to the economic distortions caused by the interaction of inflation with the tax system.

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Article provided by Reserve Bank of New Zealand in its journal Reserve Bank of New Zealand Bulletin.

Volume (Year): 61 (1998)
Issue (Month): (September)
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  1. Ruth Judson & Athanasios Orphanides, 1996. "Inflation, volatility and growth," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 96-19, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.). [Downloadable!]
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  2. Leo Bonato, 1998. "Price stability: some costs and benefits in New Zealand," Reserve Bank of New Zealand Discussion Paper Series G98/10, Reserve Bank of New Zealand. [Downloadable!]
  3. David Mayes & Bryan Chapple, 1995. "The costs and benefits of disinflation: a critique of the sacrifice ration," Reserve Bank of New Zealand Bulletin, Reserve Bank of New Zealand, vol. 58, March. [Downloadable!]
  4. Hasan Bakhshi & Andrew G. Haldane & Neal Hatch, 1998. "Some Costs and Benefits of Price Stability in the United Kingdom," NBER Working Papers 6660, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  5. Robert J. Shiller, 1996. "Why Do People Dislike Inflation?," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 1115, Cowles Foundation, Yale University. [Downloadable!]
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  6. Martin S. Feldstein, 1997. "The Costs and Benefits of Going from Low Inflation to Price Stability," NBER Chapters, in: Reducing Inflation: Motivation and Strategy, pages 123-166 National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!]
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  7. Karl-Heinz Todter & Gerhard Ziebarth, 1997. "Price Stability vs. Low Inflation in Germany: An Analysis of Costs and Benefits," NBER Working Papers 6170, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  8. Javier Andres & Ignacio Hernando, 1997. "Does Inflation Harm Economic Growth? Evidence for the OECD," NBER Working Papers 6062, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  9. Martin Feldstein, 1997. "Capital Income Taxes and the Benefit of Price Stability," NBER Working Papers 6200, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  10. Juan J. Dolado & José M. González-Páramo & José Viñals, 1997. "A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Going from Low Inflation to Price Stability in Spain," Banco de España Working Papers 9728, Banco de España.
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  1. Christie Smith, 2004. "The long-run effects of monetary policy on output growth," Reserve Bank of New Zealand Bulletin, Reserve Bank of New Zealand, vol. 67, September. [Downloadable!]
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