Inflation and money demand in Albania /

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Author / Creator:Kalra, Sanjay, author.
Imprint:[Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, European I Department, ©1998.
Description:1 online resource (33 pages) : illustrations.
Language:English
Series:IMF working paper ; WP/98/101
IMF working paper ; WP/98/101.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12497906
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Other authors / contributors:International Monetary Fund. European I Department, issuing body.
ISBN:1283561778
9781283561778
1451898118
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ISSN:2227-8885
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (page 34).
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Summary:Inflation and money demand developments in Albania during 1993-97 took place in the context of a dramatic transition to a market economy, marked by substantial changes in institutional structures and in the policy-making environment. During 1993-95, significant progress was made in economic stabilization: inflation was brought down from near hyperinflation levels, real output grew rapidly, and reserves were built up to a comfortable level (Table 1, Figure 1). The stabilization effort was based on tight financial policies: the budget deficit was reduced substantially and monetary management was prudent. With the economy's growing import needs financed by a large volume of remittances and generous foreign aid, Albania's floating exchange rate moved within a small band over the three-year period, a feature that continued during 1996. This stability in the policy environment and the favorable outcome may have formed the basis for a decline in inflationary expectations and stable exchange rate expectations, making for stable relationships between the price level, money, and the exchange rate.
Other form:Print version: Kalra, Sanjay. Inflation and money demand in Albania. [Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, European I Department, ©1998
Standard no.:10.5089/9781451898118.001