Table 2.

Description of variables

VariableDescriptionSource
LnCPILnCPI stands for the natural logarithm of CPI and is measured in terms of change in CPI (2010 = 100) expressed in respective local currenciesWorld Bank
HDIHDI stands for the “human development index,” a measure of socioeconomic development, expressed as an index of GDP per capita, literacy and healthUNDP
LnMSLnMS is the logarithm of broad money supply in the local currency, the “sum of currency outside banks; demand deposits; the time, savings and foreign currency deposits; bank and traveler’s checks; certificates of deposit and commercial paper,” measured as in local currenciesWorld Bank
FEXRFEXR stands for the foreign exchange rate, measured as weighted period average rates, amount of respective local currencies to one US$World Bank

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