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The cross-section of output and inflation in a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model with sticky prices

In a standard dynamic stochastic general equilibrium framework, with sticky prices, the cross sectional distribution of output and inflation across a population of firms is studied. The only form of heterogeneity is confined to the probability that the ith changes its prices in response to a shock. In this Calvo setup the moments of the cross sectional distribution of output and inflation depend crucially on the proportion of firms that are allowed to change their prices. We test this model empirically using German balance sheet data on a very large population of firms. We find a significant counter-cyclical correlation between the skewness of inflation and aggregates, but the relation with output is less sure. Our results can be interpreted as indirect evidence of the importance of price stickiness in macroeconomic adjustments.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: DIW Discussion Papers ; No. 896

Classification
Wirtschaft
Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
Monetary Policy
Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects
Subject
New-Keynesian macroeconomics
DSGE
cross-sectional distribution
firm growth
Konjunktur
Inflation
Unternehmensentwicklung
Ungleichgewichtstheorie
Dynamisches Gleichgewicht
Preisrigidität
Theorie
Bilanz
Schätzung
Deutschland

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Döpke, Jörg
Funke, Michael
Holly, Sean
Weber, Sebastian
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
(where)
Berlin
(when)
2009

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  • Arbeitspapier

Associated

  • Döpke, Jörg
  • Funke, Michael
  • Holly, Sean
  • Weber, Sebastian
  • Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)

Time of origin

  • 2009

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