PO LITICA L ECONOM Y RESE ARC H IN STITUTE Te lephone : (413) 545-6355 Fac si mil e : (413) 545-2921 Website: http:// www.uma ss.edu/ peri/ Inflation and Economic Growth: A Cross-Country Non-linear Analysis Robert Pollin Andong Zhu October 2005 Number 109 POLITICAL ECONOM Y RESE ARCH INSTITUTE Unive rsity of Ma ss ac huse tts Amhe rst WORK INGPAPER SE RIES Gordo n Ha ll 418 N Plea sa nt St., Suite A Amhe rst, MA 01002 E- ma il : pe ri@eco ns.uma ss .ed u