Asymmetric Effects of Economic Activityon Inflation : Evidence and Policy Implications /

This paper examines the evidence on asymmetries in the effects of activity on inflation. Data for the G-7 countries are found to strongly support the view that the inflation-activity relationship is nonlinear, with high levels of activity raising inflation by more than low levels decrease it. In the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Laxton, Douglas
Other Authors: Meredith, Guy, Rose, David
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1994.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1994/139
Online Access:Full text available on IMF