level, after controlling for inflation expectations, and whether it is concentrated among those firms that are more exposed …

The empirical literature on the transmission of monetary policy to inflation in Italy has stressed the importance of … the exchange rate and, to some extent, of the demand channel; recently, the roles of inflation expectations and the fiscal … situation have been emphasized. This paper uses vector auto-regression to address this issue. The results suggest that inflation …

Generalized Dynamic Factor Model to derive a set of core inflation indicators that, combining national with area-wide data, allow …-wide inflation once the information contained in area-wide data has been exploited, and whether it is useful, in order to track ECB …

in output and inflation are due to changes in potential output or to cyclical demand and cost shocks. We refer to this … ndings provide a partial explanation for the inflation of the seventies and the price stability of the nineties. 3. A … during and following periods of large changes in potential output the IP significantly affects the dynamics of inflation and …

In the past decade changes in oil prices have played a significant role in shaping inflation dynamics in the US and in …

issue is of particular interest for those monetary authorities that target headline consumer price inflation, which has been …

Between 2013 and 2014, following the recession triggered by the sovereign debt crisis, euro-area inflation decreased … sharply. Although a fall in the inflation rate was to be expected, given the severity of the recession, professional … inflation, which was unaccounted for in forecasting models. We probe this explanation in the context of a simple backward …