The Inflation-Capacity Utilization Conundrum: Evidence from the Canadian Economy

Lefteris Tsoulfidis () and Theologos Dergiades

Applied Econometrics and International Development, 2006, vol. 6, issue 2

Abstract: In this paper we develop a new, simple and, at the same time, general method for the estimation of the rate of capacity utilization (CU). This method draws on the standard theory of economic growth and makes use of the structural vector autoregression (SVAR) system of equations estimating technique with long-run restrictions. The measure of CU that we derive for the Canadian economy displays a similar profile with the corresponding survey measure. The results of the econometric analysis, however, show that the explanatory content of the SVAR measure with regard to the acceleration of inflation exceeds that of the survey, especially when it comes to the post-1990 years.

Keywords: Capacity Utilization; Inflation; Economic Growth; SVAR (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C22 E31 E32 E37 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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