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Inflation and the Skewness of the Distribution of Relative Price Changes: Empirical Evidence for Germany

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dc.creator Döpke, Jörg
dc.creator Pierdzioch, Christian
dc.date 2001
dc.date.accessioned 2013-10-16T06:57:22Z
dc.date.available 2013-10-16T06:57:22Z
dc.date.issued 2013-10-16
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10419/17904
dc.identifier ppn:332497216
dc.identifier.uri http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10419/17904
dc.description The present paper uses German annual data covering the period 1969-2000 to present evidence on the link between aggregate inflation and the higher-order moments of the distribution of relative price changes. Our empirical findings confirm predictions of contributions to the theoretical literature suggesting that skewness of this distribution is an important explanatory variable for the inflation rate. Further, the skewness measure also helps to explain shifts in the Phillips curve. Moreover, a structural vector autoregression reveals that the skewness measure helps to explain the variations of real output and might, therefore, serve as a measure of supply side shocks hitting the economy.
dc.language eng
dc.publisher Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) Kiel
dc.relation Kieler Arbeitspapiere 1059
dc.rights http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen
dc.subject E31
dc.subject ddc:330
dc.subject inflation
dc.subject relative prices
dc.subject distribution of relative prices changes
dc.subject Inflationsrate
dc.subject Relativer Preis
dc.subject Inflation
dc.subject Statistische Verteilung
dc.subject Schätzung
dc.subject Phillips-Kurve
dc.subject Konjunktur
dc.subject Gesamtwirtschaftliches Angebot
dc.subject Schock
dc.subject Deutschland
dc.title Inflation and the Skewness of the Distribution of Relative Price Changes: Empirical Evidence for Germany
dc.type doc-type:workingPaper
dc.coverage 1969-2000


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