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The Inflation-Growth Relationship in SSA Inflation-Targeting Countries Cover

The Inflation-Growth Relationship in SSA Inflation-Targeting Countries

Open Access
|Sep 2019

Abstract

This paper investigates the relationship between inflation and economic growth for South Africa and Ghana using quarterly empirical data collected from 2001 to 2016 applied to the quantile regression method. For our full sample estimates we find that inflation is positively related with growth in Ghana at high inflation levels whilst inflation in South Africa exerts its least adverse effects at high inflation levels. However, when particularly focusing on the post-crisis period, we find inflation exerts negative effects at all levels of inflation for both countries with inflation having its least adverse effects at high levels for Ghana and at moderate levels for South Arica. Based on these findings bear important implications for inflation targeting frameworks adopted by Central Banks in both countries.

Language: English
Page range: 84 - 102
Published on: Sep 9, 2019
Published by: Babeș-Bolyai University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

© 2019 Nomahlubi Mavikela, Simba Mhaka, Andrew Phiri, published by Babeș-Bolyai University
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