Reconsidering the Role of Food Prices in Inflation /

Food prices are generally excluded from measures of inflation most closely watched by policymakers due either to their transitory nature or their higher volatility. However, in lower income countries, food price inflation is not only more volatile but also on average higher than nonfood inflation. F...

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Autore principale: Walsh, James
Natura: Periodico
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2011.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2011/071
Accesso online:Full text available on IMF