Inflation and relative price variability in the euro area: evidence from a panel threshold model

Dieter Nautz and Juliane Scharff

Applied Economics, 2012, vol. 44, issue 4, 449-460

Abstract: The impact of inflation on Relative Price Variability (RPV) generates an important channel for real effects of inflation. This article provides first evidence on the empirical relation between inflation and RPV in the euro area. Stirred by the widespread use of inflation caps or target bands in monetary policy practice, we are particularly interested in threshold effects of inflation. In line with the predictions of monetary search models, our results indicate that expected inflation significantly increases RPV only if inflation is either very low (below 0.95% per annum (p.a.)) or very high (above 4.96% p.a.).

Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2010.508729

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