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Towards Price Stability in Tanzania During Economic Reforms: Does Fiscal Discipline Matter?

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dc.creator Ndanshau, Michael
dc.creator Nyasebwa, Flaviana P.
dc.date 2016-05-06T14:16:45Z
dc.date 2016-05-06T14:16:45Z
dc.date 2012
dc.date.accessioned 2018-03-27T09:04:56Z
dc.date.available 2018-03-27T09:04:56Z
dc.identifier Ndanshau, M.O. and Nyasebwa, F.P., 2012. Towards Price Stability in Tanzania During Economic Reforms: Does Fiscal Discipline Matter?. University of Dar es Salaam Department of Economics Working Paper, (02/12).
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/1876
dc.identifier 10.2139/ssrn.2142410
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/1876
dc.description This study attempts to establish empirically the extent to which prudent fiscal policy of the government in Tanzania accounted for successful containment of inflation during the period 1980-2010. The analysis, which is based on cointegration and error correction models (ECM) shows existence of a long-run relationship between inflation and its determinants, but over the short-run period budget deficits was an insignificant determinant of inflation in Tanzania. Empirical evidence could neither support the thesis that inflation aggravates budget deficits problems nor the thesis that budget deficits contribute to the expansion of money supply, at least in Tanzania. Instead, other factors account more for inflation dynamics in Tanzania: in particular, economic growth, depreciation of exchange rate, and price inertia. Importance of policies fiscal and monetary policies that guarantees stable exchange rate, attainment of sustainable rate of economic growth, and aversion of inflation inertia over the short-run period is underscored by the empirical results.
dc.language en
dc.subject Budget deficit
dc.subject Inflation
dc.subject Economic reforms
dc.title Towards Price Stability in Tanzania During Economic Reforms: Does Fiscal Discipline Matter?
dc.type Journal Article, Peer Reviewed


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