We study planned price changes in German firm-level survey data to infer the relative importance of supply and demand during the Covid-19 pandemic. Supply and demand forces coexist, but demand deficiencies dominate in the short run. Quarter-on-quarter producer price inflation is predicted to...

We study price-setting behavior in German firm-level survey data to infer the relative importance of supply and demand during the Covid-19 pandemic. Supply and demand forces coexist, but demand shortages dominate in the short run. A reported negative impact of Covid-19 on current business is...

Im Zuge der Verschlechterung der Wirtschaftslage in der Coronakrise ist die Bundesregierung auf der Suche nach geeigneten konjunkturellen Stabilisierungsmaßnahmen. Umfang und Gestaltung einer wirksamen Politikreaktion hängen dabei im Wesentlichen von der relativen Stärke der Angebots- und...

We estimate the effects of monetary policy on price-setting behavior in administrative micro data underlying the German producer price index. We find a strong degree of monetary nonneutrality. After expansionary monetary policy, the mass of additional price adjustments is economically small and...