In a simple New Keynesian model, we derive a closed form solution for the inflationpersistence parameter as a function of the policy weights in the central bank’s Taylorrule. By estimating the time-varying weights that the FED attaches to inflationand the output gap, we show that the...

This paper studies whether menu costs are large enough to explain why …rms are soreluctant to change their prices. Without actually estimating menu costs, we can infertheir relevance for …firrms' price setting decisions from observed pricing behavior arounda currency changeover. At a currency...