Does Output Gap, Labour's Share or Unemployment Rate Drive Inflation?

B-Tier
Journal: Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics
Year: 2014
Volume: 76
Issue: 5
Pages: 715-726

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Abstract

type="main" xml:id="obes12041-abs-0001"> <title type="main">Abstract</title> <p>We propose a new methodology for ranking in probability the commonly proposed drivers of inflation in the new Keynesian model. The approach is based on Bayesian model selection among restricted vector autoregressive (VAR) models, each of which embodies only one or none of the candidate variables as the driver. Simulation experiments suggest that our procedure is superior to the previously used conventional pairwise Granger causality tests in detecting the true driver. Empirical results lend little support to labour share, output gap or unemployment rate as the driver of US inflation.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:bla:obuest:v:76:y:2014:i:5:p:715-726
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
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2026-01-25