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Seigniorage And The Welfare Cost Of Inflation In Colombia

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We compute both seigniorage rate and welfare cost of inflation rate in Colombia using a Sidrauski-type model in which preferences are separable functions of the service flows of non-durable goods and money holdings. The set of the estimated parameters imply sizeable welfare cost of inflation and seigniorage rates. However, eventhough for low inflation rates seigniorage rate markedly increases with the rate of inflation, for very high inflation rates it reaches an asymptote.

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  • Martha López, 2000. "Seigniorage And The Welfare Cost Of Inflation In Colombia," Borradores de Economia 3488, Banco de la Republica.
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    5. T.P. Koirala Ph.D, 2010. "Welfare Costs of Inflation in Nepal: An Empirical Analysis," NRB Economic Review, Nepal Rastra Bank, Research Department, vol. 22, pages 57-68, April.
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    9. Javier Gómez & José Darío Uribe & Hernando Vargas, 2002. "The Implementation Of Inflation Targeting In Colombia," Borradores de Economia 3603, Banco de la Republica.
    10. Martha López, 2016. "Fiscal Multipliers, Oil Revenues and Balance Sheet Effects," Borradores de Economia 976, Banco de la Republica de Colombia.
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