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WPnull/03 Reaching Inflation Stability
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  • Antonio Moreno (antmoreno@unav.es)
    School of Economics and Business Administration, University of Navarra

Abstract
Inflation volatility has significantly declined over the last 20 years in the U.S. To find out why, I follow a structural approach. I estimate a complete New Keynesian model which imposes cross-equation restrictions on the time series of inflation, the output gap and the interest rate. I perform counterfactual analysis with the most commonly used measures of inflation: Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Gross Domestic Product Deflator (GDPD). While the change in the propagation mechanism of the economy induced most of the CPI volatility drop, it played a smaller role in the reduction of GDPD volatility. Our maximum likelihood estimates imply that the most important factor behind the drop in inflation volatility was the more forward-looking price setting behavior of the 80s and 90s.

Classification JEL:C32; C62; E32; E52

Number of Pages:56

Creation Date:2003-11-01

Number:null/03

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