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The effects of inflation on growth: some international evidence

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This paper uses evidence from 21 industrial countries over 27 years to ascertain whether inflation has had any systematic influence (positive or negative) on economic growth rates.

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  • Grimes, Arthur, 1991. "The effects of inflation on growth: some international evidence," MPRA Paper 68526, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    Keywords

    Inflation; growth;

    JEL classification:

    • E3 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles
    • E5 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit

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