Discussion Papers 1114, 9 S.
Guglielmo Maria Caporale, Alessandro Girardi, Marco Ventura
2011
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By estimating a staggered price model over the period 1980q1-2010q2, this paper documents that, after the euro changeover, Italian retailers have increased the number of price adjustments, which has translated into a higher inflation rate, with a detrimental effect on the competitiveness of the Italian economy.
Topics: Business cycles, Monetary policy, Europe
JEL-Classification: C22;E31
Keywords: Euro changeover, staggered price adjustments, inflation
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http://hdl.handle.net/10419/55298