In the 16 cases of hyperinflation since 1980, countries have either a) implemented “shock therapy”, b) dollarised or c) adopted a currency board in order to stabilise the economy, all of which seem unlikely in Venezuela under President Maduro. That said, hyperinflation also tends to trigger political change and drastic economic reform after a couple of years.
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