Nominal Exchange Rate Anchoring Under Inflation Inertia /
This paper develops a theory of inflation inertia based on forward looking staggered price setting in the nontradable goods sector of a small open economy. Unlike current theories of sticky prices, transitions to a lower steady state inflation rate take time even if they are fully credible, and they...
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| Formato: | Periódico |
| Idioma: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2002.
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| Colecção: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 2002/030 |
| Acesso em linha: | Full text available on IMF |
| Resumo: | This paper develops a theory of inflation inertia based on forward looking staggered price setting in the nontradable goods sector of a small open economy. Unlike current theories of sticky prices, transitions to a lower steady state inflation rate take time even if they are fully credible, and they are associated with significant output losses in nontradables There is a welfare trade-off between these output losses and the gains from smaller inflationary distortions. Gains exceed losses for most calibrations. The optimal steady state is the Friedman rule. |
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| Descrição Física: | 1 online resource (36 pages) |
| Formato: | Mode of access: Internet |
| ISSN: | 1018-5941 |
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