کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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881891 | 1471563 | 2014 | 11 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• We estimate the relation between measures of self-reported well being and country-specific levels of inflation in a sample of Latin American countries.
• We interpret this relation as a measure of preferences for inflation.
• Inflation aversion is shown to be a strong predictor of whether or not a country adopted the inflation targeting monetary regime.
• This relation is robust to the inclusion of a set of controls used in the literature that studies the determinants of inflation targeting.
We show that preferences, estimated with subjective measures of individual well-being, help to explain the adoption of certain types of institutions. In particular, we show that countries exhibiting greater inflation aversion are more likely to adopt the inflation targeting monetary regime.
Journal: Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics - Volume 51, August 2014, Pages 68–78