Article
Relative prices and inflation: new evidence from different inflationary contexts
Author/s | Caraballo, M. Ángeles
Dabús, Carlos Usabiaga Ibáñez, Carlos |
Department | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Economía e Historia Económica |
Publication Date | 2006 |
Deposit Date | 2018-04-05 |
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Abstract | This paper analyses the relationship between inflation and relative price variability, in the direction of the latter, in two countries with very different inflationary experiences: Argentina and Spain. To address this ... This paper analyses the relationship between inflation and relative price variability, in the direction of the latter, in two countries with very different inflationary experiences: Argentina and Spain. To address this objective, using disaggregated price indexes (the Wholesale Price Index for Argentina and the Consumer Price Index for Spain), we delimitate different inflationary regimes and compute a set of regressions for each country. Our results suggest evidence in favour of the non-neutrality of inflation (mostly in hyperinflation periods) and do not support either the menu costs or the signal extraction approaches. We also detect significant structural changes in the relationship depending on the inflationary regime. |
Funding agencies | Junta de Andalucía |
Project ID. | ECO 17 |
Citation | Caraballo, M.Á., Dabús, C. y Usabiaga Ibáñez, C. (2006). Relative prices and inflation: new evidence from different inflationary contexts. Applied Economics, 38 (16), 1931-1944. |
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