Inflation Persistence in New EU Member States: Is It Different Than in the Euro Area Members?

Michal Franta, Branislav Saxa and Katerina Smidkova

Working Papers from Czech National Bank, Research and Statistics Department

Abstract: Is inflation persistence in the new EU Member States (NMS) comparable to that in the euro area countries? We argue that persistence may not be as different between the two country groups as one might expect. We confirm that one should work carefully with the usual estimation methods when analyzing the NMS, given the scope of the convergence process they went through. We show that due to frequent breaks in inflation time series in the NMS, parametric statistical measures assuming a constant mean deliver substantially higher persistence estimates for the NMS than for the euro area countries. Employing a time-varying mean leads to the reversal of this result and suggests similar or lower inflation persistence for the NMS compared to euro area countries. Structural measures show that backward-looking behavior may be a more important component in explaining inflation dynamics in the NMS than in the euro area countries.

Keywords: Inflation persistence; new hybrid Phillips curve; new member states; timevarying mean. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C11 C22 C32 E31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007-12
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