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Interest Rate Policy in Central and Eastern Europe: The Influence of Monetary Overhangs and Weak Enterprise Discipline

By Susan M Schadler, Adam Bennett

September 1, 1992

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Susan M Schadler, and Adam Bennett. Interest Rate Policy in Central and Eastern Europe: The Influence of Monetary Overhangs and Weak Enterprise Discipline, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1992) accessed November 21, 2024
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Summary

Interest rate policy in the newly reforming Central and Eastern European countries has generally been geared toward establishing positive real interest rates and defending the exchange rate. The principal instrument for this task has been administrative increases in controlled interest rates. This paper examines the effect of these adjustments on inflation, the real interest rate and the exchange rate. It points out the risk that when financial discipline over enterprises is weak raising nominal interest rates may do little more than raise credit growth, the rate of depreciation and ultimately inflation. Simulations attempt to shed light on the importance of these linkages.

Subject: Demand for money, Exchange rates, Financial services, Foreign exchange, Inflation, Interest rate policy, Monetary policy, Money, Prices, Real interest rates

Keywords: Broad money, Central and Eastern Europe, Credit creation, Demand for money, Eastern Europe, Eastern europe nominal interest rates, Exchange rates, Inflation, Interest rate policy, Nominal interest rate policy, Price level, Rate of inflation, Rate of interest, Real interest rate target, Real interest rates, Targeted real interest rates, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    38

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 1992/068

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA0681992

  • ISBN:

    9781451848946

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941

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