European Inflation Dynamics

Jordi Galí, Mark Gertler and David Lopez-Salido

No 8218, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: We provide evidence on the fit of the New Phillips Curve (NPQ for the Euro area over the period 1970-1998, and use it as a tool to compare the characteristics of European inflation dynamics with those observed in the U.S. We also analyze the factors underlying inflation inertia by examining the cyclical behavior of marginal costs, as well as that of its two main components, namely, labor productivity and real wages. Some of the findings can be summarized as follows: (a) the NPC fits Euro area data very well, possibly better than U.S. data, (b) the degree of price stickiness implied by the estimates is substantial, but in line with survey evidence and U.S. estimates, (c) inflation dynamics in the Euro area appear to have a stronger forward- looking component (i.e., less inertia) than in the U.S., (d) labor market frictions, as manifested in the behavior of the wage markup, appear to have played a key role in shaping the behavior of marginal costs and, consequently, inflation in Europe.

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Date: 2001-04
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Published as Gali, Jordi, Mark Gertler and J. David Lopez-Salido. "European Inflation Dynamics," European Economic Review, 2001, v45(7,Jun), 1237-1270.

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