Are Prices Countercyclical? : Evidence From the G-7 /

This paper re-examines the cyclical behavior of prices using postwar quarterly data for the G-7. We confirm recent evidence that the price level is countercyclical. However, we find strong evidence that the inflation rate is procyclical in our sample. Our results show the importance of making a clea...

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Autore principale: Prasad, Eswar
Altri autori: Chadha, Bankim
Natura: Periodico
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1994.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1994/091
Accesso online:Full text available on IMF