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Inflation, customers and relative prices

ABSTRACT

The paper discusses the factors governing relative price changes often observed in sudden disinflations. It examines inflation induced changes in consumer behavior in markets with imperfect information and, along similar lines, discusses ways through which inflation affects firms pricing decisions, focusing more specifically on changes in demand elasticity and on cash flow uncertainty.

KEYWORDS:
Inflation; price composition; stabilization

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