Inflation and financial sector size

The Impact of Inflation on Financial Sector Performance*

A growing theoretical literature describes mechanisms whereby even predictable increases in the rate of inflation interfere with the ability of the financial sector to allocate resources effectively. This paper empirically assesses these predictions. The evidence indicates that there is a significant, and economically important, negative relationship between inflation and both banking sector de...

Inflation and Financial Market Performance

Financial System Performance and Inflation in Iran: Some Stylized Facts

The mutual relationship between financial development, as a multilateral concept, and inflation, as a key indicator of macro-economy is crucial. In this paper, inflation regimes are identified using Markov-Switching approach, and then the finance-inflation mutual relationship is investigated in post-revolution cabinets in Iran (1982-2017). Our findings suggest that there are mutual co-movements...

Inflation, Growth, and Financial Intermediation

T he key role of government policies in the process of development has long been recognized. The recent availability of quality data has led to quantitative analyses of the effect such policies have on development. Most of the renewed research effort on this front, both theoretical and empirical, has emphasized the relationship between fiscal policy and the paths of development of countries. 1 ...

Financial Intermediation, Liquidity and Inflation

This paper develops a search-theoretic model to study the interaction between banking and monetary policy and how this interaction affects the allocation and welfare. Regarding how banking affects the welfare costs of inflation: First, we find that, with banking, inflation generates smaller welfare costs. Second, we show that, lowering inflation improves welfare not just by reducing consumption...