This paper shows that inflation in industrialized countries is largely a global phenomenon. First, inflations of (22 … associated to Global Inflation is not only due to the trend components of inflation (up from 1960 to 1980 and down thereafter …) but also to fluctuations at business cycle frequencies. Second, Global Inflation is, consistently with standard models of …

coordinated wage bargaining systems have a dampening impact on inflation volatility. …

empirical findings, different price elasticities in commodity and consumer goods markets can explain the recently observed …

empirical findings, different price elasticities in commodity and consumer goods markets can explain the recently observed …

This paper shows that in inflation in industrialized countries is largely a global phenomenon. First, inflations of (22 … associated to Global Inflation is not only due to the trend components of inflation (up from 1960 to 1980 and down thereafter …) but also to fluctuations at business cycle frequencies. Second, Global Inflation is, consistently with standard models of …

This paper shows that in ation in industrialized countries is largely a global phenomenon. First, the inflation rates … variance share that is associated with Global Inflation is not only due to the trend components of inflation (up from 1960 to … comovement of inflation comes largely from common shocks. Global Inflation is a function of real developments at short horizons …

During the last two decades, the world has experienced a remarkable process of disinflation, with average inflation … rates in industrialized countries falling by 10 percentage points and an even sharper decline of the mean rate of inflation … in developing countries. Parallel to the decline in inflation rates, a tremendous increase in economic integration …