The aim of this paper is to provide econometric tools to analyse and forecast inflation dynamics in the Euro area, starting from a small-scale cointegrated VAR system. In order to supply information on the long-run inflation trend, a forward-looking quot;corequot; inflation measure is...

In this paper the long-run trend in CPI inflation (core inflation) for Italy is estimate over the 1962-1997 period within the frame work of a multivariate common trends model. In this framework core inflation is directly linked to money and wage growth and interpreted as the long-run forecast of...

In this paper the long-run trend in RPI inflation (core inflation) for the UK over the 1961–1997 period is estimated within the framework of a multivariate common trends model which extends the bivariate VAR approach of Quah and Vahey (1995). In this context core inflation is directly linked...