Arbeitspapier

Supply shocks and the persistence of inflation

This paper examines the long-run effects of supply shocks (such as oil shocks) on inflation in the United States. The persistence of supply shocks in U.S. inflation fell considerably during the period of Volcker's disinflation (1979-1982). My empirical results suggest that the difference between the pre-Volcker and post-Volcker periods is attributable to the change in the behavior of inflation expectations-agents expected shocks to persist in the pre-Volcker period, but not in the post-Volcker period. I construct a simple model of how different monetary policies lead to different persistence equilibria.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: Working Paper ; No. 485

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
Monetary Policy
Central Banks and Their Policies
Studies of Particular Policy Episodes
Thema
inflation
supply shocks
inflation expectations
persistence
Great Inflation
Gesamtwirtschaftliches Angebot
Schock
Inflation
Inflationserwartung
Schätzung
USA

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Sommer, Martin
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
The Johns Hopkins University, Department of Economics
(wo)
Baltimore, MD
(wann)
2002

Handle
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Sommer, Martin
  • The Johns Hopkins University, Department of Economics

Entstanden

  • 2002

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