Custos de bem-estar da inflação no Brasil: uma comparação das estimativas de equilíbrio parcial e geral

The purpose of this paper is to estimate the welfare costs of inflation for the Brazilian economy using a general equilibrium approach and to compare the results with the ones traditionally obtained, which are based on a partial equilibrium approach. The period studied is 1975I-1996IV. It is found...

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Main Authors: Ana Claudia Polato e Fava, Fabiana Rocha
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2003-06-01
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Online Access:https://www.revistas.usp.br/ecoa/article/view/220207
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author Ana Claudia Polato e Fava
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description The purpose of this paper is to estimate the welfare costs of inflation for the Brazilian economy using a general equilibrium approach and to compare the results with the ones traditionally obtained, which are based on a partial equilibrium approach. The period studied is 1975I-1996IV. It is found a 2% of GDP welfare cost for an inflation rate of 10%. This result is higher than the one found by Pastore (1997) for the same inflation rate but using a partial equilibrium approach.
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spelling doaj.art-b7eee0f0060e49b4b4a106e9275a01632023-12-13T16:13:25ZporUniversidade de São PauloEconomia Aplicada1413-80501980-53302003-06-0173Custos de bem-estar da inflação no Brasil: uma comparação das estimativas de equilíbrio parcial e geralAna Claudia Polato e Fava0Fabiana Rocha1University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUniversidade de São Paulo The purpose of this paper is to estimate the welfare costs of inflation for the Brazilian economy using a general equilibrium approach and to compare the results with the ones traditionally obtained, which are based on a partial equilibrium approach. The period studied is 1975I-1996IV. It is found a 2% of GDP welfare cost for an inflation rate of 10%. This result is higher than the one found by Pastore (1997) for the same inflation rate but using a partial equilibrium approach. https://www.revistas.usp.br/ecoa/article/view/220207welfare costs ofinflationgeneral equilibriumpartial equilibrium
spellingShingle Ana Claudia Polato e Fava
Fabiana Rocha
Custos de bem-estar da inflação no Brasil: uma comparação das estimativas de equilíbrio parcial e geral
Economia Aplicada
welfare costs ofinflation
general equilibrium
partial equilibrium
title Custos de bem-estar da inflação no Brasil: uma comparação das estimativas de equilíbrio parcial e geral
title_full Custos de bem-estar da inflação no Brasil: uma comparação das estimativas de equilíbrio parcial e geral
title_fullStr Custos de bem-estar da inflação no Brasil: uma comparação das estimativas de equilíbrio parcial e geral
title_full_unstemmed Custos de bem-estar da inflação no Brasil: uma comparação das estimativas de equilíbrio parcial e geral
title_short Custos de bem-estar da inflação no Brasil: uma comparação das estimativas de equilíbrio parcial e geral
title_sort custos de bem estar da inflacao no brasil uma comparacao das estimativas de equilibrio parcial e geral
topic welfare costs ofinflation
general equilibrium
partial equilibrium
url https://www.revistas.usp.br/ecoa/article/view/220207
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