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Journal of Economic Perspectives: Vol. 10 No. 2 (Spring 1996)
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Stabilization and Growth in Transition Economies: The Early Experience
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Fischer, Stanley,
Ratna Sahay, and
Carlos A. Vegh. 1996. "Stabilization and Growth in Transition Economies: The Early Experience."
Journal of Economic Perspectives,
10(2): 45-66.
DOI: 10.1257/jep.10.2.45
DOI: 10.1257/jep.10.2.45
Abstract
The authors analyze the growth and stabilization experience in twenty-six transition economies in Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and Mongolia for the period 1989-94. Inflation rates have declined significantly in most countries following an inflation stabilization program. Typically, stabilization has been followed by growth within two years; and growth does not occur without stabilization. Reducing inflation thus appears to be a precondition for growth. An econometric analysis of the short-run determinants of inflation and growth illustrates the key roles of fixed exchange rates, improved fiscal balances, and structural reforms in spurring growth and lowering inflation.
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Authors
Fischer, Stanley (IMF)
Sahay, Ratna (IMF)
Vegh, Carlos A. (IMF)
Sahay, Ratna (IMF)
Vegh, Carlos A. (IMF)
JEL Classifications
P20: Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies: General
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