Shoe-Leather Costs of Inflation and Policy Credibility

Abstract

Inflation can cause costly misallocation of resources as consumers seek to protect the purchasing power of their nominal assets. The author discusses the nature of these distortions—known as “shoe leather” costs—in a model where the demand for money is motivated by a “shopping-time” constraint.

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