The paper presents an incomplete competition model (ICM), where inflation is determined jointly with unit labour cost … growth. The ICM is estimated on data for the Euro area and evaluated against existing models, i.e. the implicit inflation …. There is, however, some support in favour of the (reduced form) AWM inflation equation. It is the only model that …

Empirical models of inflation often incorporate equilibrium correction effects based upon levels of prices and input … permanent shifts in the markup factor through estimating an inflation equation that includes a time-varying intercept. The model …

framework, indicating demand pressure that generates inflation. The output gap is also an important variable in itself, as a … value added in predicting inflation. The multivariate measures of the output gap have by far the best predictive power. This … predicting inflation. As uncertainties are particularly pronounced at the end of the calculation periods, assessment of pressures …

level and stationary inflation. Such a consept is of primary concern for monetary policy because it provides a benchmark for … inflation in the 1980s and 1990s. …

This paper reviews the literature on the effects of low steady-state inflation on wage formation, focusing on four … different effects. First, under low inflation, downward nominal wage rigidity (DNWR) may prevent real wage cuts that would have … happened had inflation been higher. Second, wages (and prices) are given in nominal contracts, and inflation affects both how …

We investigate optimal horizons for targeting inflation in response to different shocks and their properties under … alternative preferences of an inflation-targeting central bank. Our analysis is based on a well specified macroeconometric model … inflation and output. Successful inflation targeting in such cases may require a complex interest rate response. The optimal …

legislation, high union density, centralised wage setting and high inflation. …