Download or read book Moderate Inflation in Poland written by Mr.Mark E. L. Griffiths and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1996-06-01 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why is moving from moderate to low inflation almost always slow or costly? This paper answers this question, based on the Polish experience. First, reflecting the transition to a market economy, Polish inflation has been marked by significant changes in relative prices. Second, as wage and price indexation takes root, the inflationary effect of shocks to relative prices is magnified. Third, lagging structural reform, including the failure to extend hard budget constraints to all sectors of the economy, makes monetary policy less effective. Reduced money supply growth with structural reform offers the best prospect for moving to low inflation.