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Inflation and Financial Depth
Author: Mr. Mohsin S. Khan, Mr. Abdelhak S Senhadji, and Mr. Bruce D. Smith
Series:
IMF Working Papers
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2001: Issue 044
Language:
English
Publication Date:
01 Apr 2001
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451846416.001
ISBN:
9781451846416
ISSN:
1018-5941
Pages:
31
Keywords:
WP; rate of inflation; financial market; credit rationing; credit market
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There is now a substantial theoretical literature arguing that inflation impedes financial deepening. Furthermore, it has been hypothesized that the relationship is a nonlinear one, in that there is a threshold level of inflation below which inflation has a positive effect on financial depth, but above which the effect turns negative. Using a large cross-country sample, empirical support is found for the existence of such a threshold. The estimates indicate that the threshold level of inflation is generally between 3 and 6 percent a year, depending on the specific measure of financial depth that is used.
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IMF Working Papers
ISSN:
1018-5941
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