Journalartikel

Jahr der Veröffentlichung: 2008

Seiten: 2723-2744

Zeitschrift: Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Bandnummer: 32

Heftnummer: 9

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jedc.2007.10.005

Verlag: Elsevier

Abstract: 

This paper proposes a novel approach to empirically assessing the impact of the cost channel of monetary transmission on the dynamics of inflation within a New Keynesian Phillips curve framework. According to the cost channel, higher interest rates translate into higher marginal costs of production and, eventually, into higher inflation. We exploit the present-value implications of the model to derive a series of fundamental inflation that is contrasted with actual inflation. We show that the cost channel adds significantly to the explanation of inflation dynamics in forward-looking sticky-price models for the US, the UK, and the Euro area. Moreover, the cost channel can explain inflation episodes that cannot be accounted for by the standard New Keynesian model.

Harvard-Zitierstil: Tillmann, P. (2008) Do interest rates drive inflation dynamics? An analysis of the cost channel of monetary transmission, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 32(9), pp. 2723-2744. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jedc.2007.10.005

APA-Zitierstil: Tillmann, P. (2008). Do interest rates drive inflation dynamics? An analysis of the cost channel of monetary transmission. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. 32(9), 2723-2744. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jedc.2007.10.005