Amidst the recent resurgence of inflation, this paper investigates the interplay of corporate profits and income … distribution in shaping inflation and aggregate demand within the New Keynesian framework. We derive a novel analytical condition …-demand fluctuations and inflation to be amplified by heterogeneity, profits have to be countercyclical--an implication that is at odds …

This paper revisits the equilibrium and welfare effects of long-run inflation in the presence of distortionary taxes … and financial constraints. Expected inflation interacts with corporate taxation through the deductibility of i) capital … expenditures at historical value and ii) interest payments on debt. Through the first channel, inflation increases firms' taxable …

This paper revisits the equilibrium and welfare effects of long-run inflation in the presence of distortionary taxes … and financial constraints. Expected inflation interacts with corporate taxation through the deductibility of i) capital … expenditures at historical value and ii) interest payments on debt. Through the first channel, inflation increases firms' taxable …

The effects of inflation adjustments of corporate earnings on market prices were tested by cross section regressions of … negligible. The implication of the results is that market investors use a range of adjustments for the effects of inflation which … the later period 1972-76 than in the earlier period 1966-71. This seemed inconsistent with the higher inflation rates in …