Can we explain inflation persistence in a way that is consistent with the micro-evidence on nominal rigidity?

Dixon, Huw ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9875-8965 and Kara, Engin 2008. Can we explain inflation persistence in a way that is consistent with the micro-evidence on nominal rigidity? [Working Paper]. Cardiff Economics Working Papers, Cardiff: Cardiff University.

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Abstract

This paper adopts the Impulse-Response methodology to under- stand inflation persistence. It has often been argued that existing models of pricing fail to explain the persistence that we observe. We adopt a common general framework which allows for an explicit modelling of the distribution of contract lengths and for different types of price setting. We also evaluate how far the theories are consistent with recent evidence on price and wage rigidity. We find that allowing for a distribution of durations can take us a long way to solving the puzzle of inflation persistence, but not all the way yet.

Item Type:	Monograph (Working Paper)
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
Publisher:	Cardiff University
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 March 2016
Last Modified:	28 Oct 2022 10:18
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/77802

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