Inflation, customers and relative prices

Vol. 11 No. 3 (1991)

Jul-Sep / 1991
Published July 1, 1991
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Franco, Gustavo H. B., and Carlos Parcias Jr. 1991. “Inflation, Customers and Relative Prices”. Brazilian Journal of Political Economy 11 (3):400-417. https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-31571991-0868.
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Inflation, customers and relative prices

Gustavo H. B. Franco
Departamento. de Economia da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro – PUC-Rio, Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brasil.
Carlos Parcias Jr.
Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Social – BNDES, Rio de Janeiro/RJ
Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 11 No. 3 (1991), Jul-Sep / 1991, Pages 400-417

Abstract

The paper discusses the factors governing relative price changes often observed in sudden desinflations. It examines inflation induced changes in consumer behavior in markets with im-perfect 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.

JEL Classification: E31.


Keywords: Inflation price composition stabilization