Some Implications of Policy Games for High Inflation Economies

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Some Implications of Policy Games for High Inflation Economies

Kiguel & Liviatan, 1990.

Programs based on tight fiscal and monetary policies (the orthodox approach) are slow at reducing inflation in high-inflation countries. Why? The policy-game approach sheds light on the credibility problems that raise the public's inflationary expectations.