Institutional Quality and Inflation

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to empirically analyze the effects of the quality of institutions on inflation. Using panel data from 1991 to 2007, we find that increase in institutional development which is measured by the ratio of domestic credit to private sector to GDP has significant and sizeable effect on inflation. This paper finds that in countries with high inflation rates, financial sectors cannot resist current levels of inflation and banking system does not decrease inflation in the environment where private banks and financial companies have adapted to existing monetary environment.

Central Bank Independence and Inflation: The Matters of Financial Development and Institutional Quality

“…In developing countries, several empirical studies (Cukierman et al, 1992;Hielscher & Markwardt, 2012;Klomp & de Haan, 2010) did not find a negative relationship between central bank independence and inflation rates. Other research shows that there is a negative relationship between central bank independence and inflation in certain conditions, for example, improvement in institutional quality (Agoba et al, 2017;Bouoiyour & Selmi, 2013;Hove et al, 2017;Salahodjaev & Chepel, 2014). Other studies have found a negative relationship between the independence of central banks in developing countries (Andriani & Gai, 2013;Garriga & Rodriguez, 2019;Nagac & Rizvanoghlu, 2018).…”

“…In addition, empirical research shows that politically unstable countries have higher inflation rates (Salahodjaev & Chepel, 2014;Khan & Hanif, 2018).…”