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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 …
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We specify an empirical model of US inflation which has the dynamics of wage and price setting at its core. In the … studies of pandemic-era inflation have confirmed that shocks to energy prices were important, but have not included imported … inflation more broadly. Estimation and simulation results indicate that wage growth was strongly affected early in the pandemic …
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Empirical and theoretical studies suggest that employment behaviour varies with the state of the labour market since hiring and firings costs depend on the availability of labour. Extending earlier empirical work on this subject, we test for state dependence in employment adjustment and in the...
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We develop a new indicator of labour market tightness, based on the pure calendar time changes in individuals’ transition rates from unemployment to employment.Based on Norwegian register data from the 1989-2002 period, we show that this indicator,in contrast to the aggregate rate of...
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cyclical fluctuations are typical for both nominal and real variables, e.g. inflation and unemployment. …
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importance of modelling a system that includes the forcing variables as well as the rate of inflation is emphasized. We also … encompassing approach is applied to open economy versions of the NPC for UK and Norway. …
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with Germany and (possibly) Sweden, but rejected against the UK and the US. We argue that rejection of bilateral …
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he IMF monetary model focuses on the balance of payments. This paper adds a poverty stabilization objective to it. Drawing on statistical income distribution theory, key aspects of the head count poverty indicator are introduced. The resulting model reproduces traditional balance of payments...
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To determine whether the real exchange rate is misaligned with respect to its long-run equilibrium is an important issue for policy makers. This paper clarifies and calculates the concept of the equilibrium real exchange rate, using a structural vector autoregression (VAR) model. By imposing...
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This paper examines how poverty alleviation can be incorporated as a policy objective in developing country macroeconomic models, analogous to the unemployment objective in industrial country applications. Three elements are involved: selection of the appropriate poverty measure, establishment...
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