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Some Benefits of Reducing Inflation in Transition Economies

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  • Monika Blaszkiewicz
  • Jerzy Konieczny
  • Anna Myslinska
  • Przemyslaw Wozniak

Abstract

We apply Feldstein's (1997, 1999) analysis of the interactions between the tax system and inflation to two transition economies: Poland and Ukraine. We find that the taxrelated costs of inflation in these countries are significantly smaller than in mature market economies. Our analysis points out that the tax system in these two countries is superior to the tax system in developed market economies, as taxes on investment income are lower. It implies that transition countries should avoid replicating other tax systems and, instead, take advantage of the unique opportunity to design and entrench the features of their tax system which are superior to those in mature economies.

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Length: 36 Pages
Date of creation: 2003
Handle: RePEc:sec:cnstan:0251
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Keywords: price level; inflation; deflation; efficiency; optimal taxation; finance; national income; product; expenditure;

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  • E31 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
  • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy

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  1. Juan Dolado, 1999. "A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Going from Low Inflation to Price Stability in Spain," NBER Chapters,in: The Costs and Benefits of Price Stability, pages 95-132 National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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