Destabilizing effects of a successful stabilization: a forward-looking explanation of the second Hungarian hyperinflation

Beatrix Paal ()

Economic Theory, 2000, vol. 15, issue 3, 599-630

Abstract: The extreme severity of the second Hungarian hyperinflation is argued to be related to the unusual way in which the inflation was eventually stabilized. The historical features of this episode are represented in a general equilibrium model, which incorporates a transition from one monetary regime to another. During the inflation the government finances a fixed deficit with seigniorage revenue. After the stabilization the government budget is balanced and the central bank engages in a program of subsidized lending to the private sector. Stabilization is achieved by targeting a low inflation rate path through adjustments in the quantity of central bank lending. I show that under this stabilization policy (1) the dynamic equilibrium path of the economy is indeterminate and (2) arbitrarily high pre-stabilization inflation rates are possible.

Keywords: Stabilization; Inflation targeting; Rediscounting; Regime change; Indeterminacy; Second Hungarian hyperinflation. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E31 E42 E52 N14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000-04-13
Note: Received: November 5, 1998; revised version: November 30, 1998
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