On staggered prices and optimal inflation

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2019
Volume: 185
Issue: C

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

This paper computes the steady-state optimal rate of inflation in a model with monopolistic competition under two different sticky-price specifications, Calvo (1983) and Taylor (1980). The optimal rate of inflation is positive and almost identical to the ratio between the rate of discount and the Dixit-Stiglitz elasticity.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:185:y:2019:i:c:s0165176519303696
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-24