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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"Hyperinflation"”.
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Zimbabwe's economic crisis & hyperinflation, 1997-2009
… of this paper will be on Zimbabwe’s particular hyperinflationary episode. The crisis has its roots in Zimbabwe's struggle for independence, which took place in the 1970s. This struggle, known as the Second Chimurengo, culminated in Zimbabwe’s declaration of Independence on April 18, 1980. The …
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Capital structures under hyperinflation : the Zimbabwean experience
… rational and choices of capital structure in a hyperinflationary environment, a sample of eight companies listed on Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, which has a total of seventy five listed companies, was selected. Size, tangibility, profitability, and non-tax debt shield were the determinants of …
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Hyperinflation and stabilization: The case of Bolivia (1984-1986)
The Bolivian hyperinflation of 1984-1985 stands out as one of the most dramatic inflation phenomena in world history. In the 12-month period preceding August 1985, the price level increased by more than 20,000 percent.
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Wealth, health, and inequality: a study of hyperinflation and households in Zimbabwe
This study focuses on Zimbabwe's first hyperinflation which began in March 2007 and peaked at 231 million percent in July 2008. Through a comparative pre-post analysis, the study investigates hyperinflation's effects on the well-being of households, its empirical chapters assessing changes in asset …
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A Method for Determining the Location of the Central Venous Reference Point in Subjects with Hyperinflation Lung Disease
… of central venous pressure in subjects with hyperinflation lung disease.</p> <p>The primary purpose of this study was to find a method to determine if the external reference point that is currently being used on patients with hyperinflation lung disease represents the true zero point of …
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The value relevance of accounting measures based on international financial reporting standards (IFRS) before, during and after hyperinflation period in Zimbabwe
… for the periods before, during and after hyperinflation in Zimbabwe. The study uses a sample of 30 listed companies for the entire period from 1996 to 2013. It uses the fixed effects (FE) technique to examine the value relevance of IFRS based accounting numbers using the price model as the …
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The Role of Inflation in Soviet History: Prices, Living Standards, and Political Change
… and the fall of the Soviet Union. Russia's first hyperinflation (1917-1923) nearly destroyed the economy, and the Bolsheviks were forced to stabilize prices. The Soviet system of price controls prevented inflation, but it also created persistent shortages of food and consumer goods. Mikhail …
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Multifield inflation in random potentials and the rapid-turn limit
… which can be realised in steep potentials. `Hyperinflation' is a particularly interesting one of these, and we investigate this solution in detail. Using the techniques developed to study hyperinflation, we then show that there exists a new, completely general two-field attractor solution …
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Peru: The Economic Policies of Alan Garcia and Alberto Fujimori. A Comparison
… of such crisis, characterized mainly by the hyperinflation that ravaged the economy, his administration did not implement neither full short-term stabilization measures nor long-term reforms. This work is an effort to document the period and to understand the rationality of the behavior of …
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South Africa's debt sustainability: A multi-factor approach
… while avoiding the risk of a debt crisis, hyperinflation, and a sovereign default.
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A Critical Assessment of the Sustainability of South Africa's Fiscal Policy and Related Institutional Frameworks
… example is Venezuela, which has imploded into hyperinflation. It is therefore important to consider the question of fiscal sustainability in the South African context. This study ultimately aimed to test the sustainability of South Africa’s fiscal policy and public debt, with fiscal policy …
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Exercise & cardiopulmonary physiology in rheumatoid arthritis
… with an eccentric cardiac remodelling and lung hyperinflation pattern compared to non-RA controls; CRF was associated (p<0.05) with left ventricular (LV) compliance and pulmonary function indices in both groups. Study 4: The HIIT programme revealed significant (p<0.05) improvements in pulmonary …
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Knowledge, chivanhu and struggles for survival in conflict-torn Manicaland, Zimbabwe
… unemployment levels of over ninety percent, hyperinflation (which in 2008 reached over 231 million percent) and direct physical violence is cause for wonder for scholarship of everyday life. Based on ethnographic data gathered over a period of fifteen months, the dissertation interrogates how …
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FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISATION, DISEASE BURDEN AND PREDICTORS OF MORTALITY IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE: PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM THE ITALIAN COPD REGISTRY
… were older, had worse airflow obstruction and hyperinflation. Severe exacerbations were more frequent in patients that died (23%, vs 10%; P=0.002). Chronic heart failure and ischemic heart disease were independent risk factors for mortality (OR (95%CI: 2.2 (1.4-3.6), P=0.001 and 1.9 (1.2-2.9), …
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The use and perceived usefulness of IAS 29 general price level information in Zimbabwe
Hyperinflation, as defined in IAS 29, was identified in Zimbabwe in November 1999. Accordingly, the standard, and its General Price Level adjustments, was adopted for financial years beginning on 1st January 2000. However, there has been much resistance to the implementation of the standard, which …
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The role of Hout Bay craft markets in sustaining the livelihoods of Zimbabwean traders
… country which resulted in rampant killings and a hyperinflation that saw the Zimbabwe dollar plunge into trillions. Many families were displaced as people were forced to flee to neighbouring countries including South Africa in search for a better life as well as opportunities. Zimbabweans entered …
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Bronchiectasis in African children: disease burden, aetiology and clinical spectrum at a paediatric tertiary hospital in Cape Town, South Africa
… course crepitations accounted for 37 (63.8%), hyperinflation 24 (41.4%) finger clubbing 21 (36.2%), wheeze 16 (29.3%) and exertional dyspnea in 7 (12.0%). Conclusion: Bronchiectasis is a common cause of chronic lung disease in South African children mostly resulting from previous pneumonias, …
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An evaluation of the access to public health care for diabetic patients in Zimbabwe
… very serious economic challenges including hyperinflation, poor international relations, scarce foreign currency and a crumbling infrastructure. This situation has adversely affected all sectors of the economy, including health care. Resources for health care have significantly dwindled and …
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The Clinical Spectrum, Aetiology and Disease Progression of Children with Post-infectious Bronchiolitis Obliterans at Tertiary Paediatric Pulmonology Service in Cape Town, South Africa
… most common cause of initial infection 59%. Lung hyperinflation (84%) and air trapping (78%) were the most common current chest radiographic findings; bronchiectasis in 45% of patients. Spirometry showed mixed (41.4%) or obstructive (27%) patterns, mean (SD) FEV1 z-score - 3.3(±1.4), FVC z-scores …
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Essays In Adaptive Learning And Mean-Square Stability In Regime Switching Models
… for a model similar to Cagan’s 1956 work on hyperinflation for Germany and the United States. I find that during the time of active currency market intervention, monetary policy was not mean-square stable for both the U.S. and Germany. </p> <p>In the second chapter, I analyze if economic …
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