Document Type
Working Paper
Publication Date
6-1-1986
Abstract
The existence of inflation has long been one of the great concerns of economic theory. In the 1970s, however, the phenomenon of rising prices became a problem of global dimensions for the first time. Industrial and developing nations alike were carried along by the wave of increasing prices, and even nations with long traditions of price stability experienced high domestic inflation rates. Costa Rica is an example of a nation with such a tradition. Having long enjoyed an atmosphere of political and economic stability quite atypical of the Latin American region, Costa Rica suddenly found itself facing double-digit inflation rates i n the mid-1970s, and close to triple-digit rates in the early 1980s. This study reviews Costa Rica's experience with inflation over the past twenty-five years and evaluates alternative explanations of its causes. Focusing primarily on the inflationary experience of the mid-1970s, and the inflationary "explosion" that took place in the early 1980s, a variety of inflation models are formulated and tested empirically as they apply to Costa Rica.
Publisher
Latin American and Iberian Institute
Language (ISO)
English
Keywords
Inflation, Economy, Costa Rica
Recommended Citation
Brajer, Victor. "An Analysis of Inflation in the Small, Open Economy of Costa Rica." (1986). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/laii_research/37
