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Assessing the early impact of demonetisation

Despite many anecdotal reports of turmoil in the wake of last week’s surprise demonetisation, and undoubted hardship for many, the early evidence suggests that the economic impact of the move has been surprising mild. This in turn implies that the fall in bond yields it has triggered will be partially reversed.

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