The Success of Currency Reforms to End Great Inflations: An Empirical Analysis of 34 High Inflations

Bernholz Peter and Kugler Peter
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Bernholz Peter: WWZ, University of Basel, Basel,Basel-City, Switzerland
Kugler Peter: WWZ, University of Basel, Basel,Basel-City, Switzerland

German Economic Review, 2009, vol. 10, issue 2, 165-175

Abstract: The estimation of an ordered probit model for currency reforms attempting to end 31 hyperinflations and three huge inflations of the twentieth century shows that the introduction of an independent central bank and the adoption of a credibly fixed exchange rate are crucial for the success of a currency reform. In addition, currency reforms are demonstrated to be more difficult in centrally planned economies than in market economies.

Keywords: Great inflations; currency reforms; central bank independence; fixed exchange rate (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0475.2008.00452.x

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