Economics Department Working Paper Series
Working Paper Number
2020-08
Publication Date
2020
Abstract
This paper presents a model of inflation in developing economies and uses it to evaluate macroeconomic policy in those countries. We see cross-sectoral interactions between demand and supply side forces as central and show that the standard macroeconomic policy recommendations of inflation targeting and balanced budgets (i) increase volatility by amplifying external shocks and (ii) can lead to premature deindustrialization. The analysis applies to economies with marked underemployment, a central feature of developing and emerging countries. The recent Brazilian experience is used to illustrate the argument.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/18878435
License
UMass Amherst Open Access Policy
Recommended Citation
Martins, Guilherme Klein and Skott, Peter, "Sources of inflation and the effects of balanced budgets and inflation targeting in developing economies" (2020). UMass Amherst Economics Working Papers. 291.
https://doi.org/10.7275/18878435