This paper investigates inflation convergence among European countries by using sector-level data for the period … is useful to analyze changes in inflation convergence and the corresponding speed of convergence over time. The results … suggest evidence for inflation convergence for the majority of sectors within Europe, although disruptions have been …

In 2021-22, inflation in Europe soared to multidecade highs, consistently exceeding policymakers’ forecasts and … surprising with its wide cross-country dispersion. This paper analyzes the key drivers of the inflation surge in Europe and its …’s economies. Inflation is more sensitive to domestic slack and external price pressures in emerging European economies compared to …

useful for predicting inflation. In addition, countries where slack (and potential growth) is overestimated to a larger …

We analyze cross-household inflation dispersion in Europe using “fictitious” monthly inflation rates for several … to 2008. Our analysis is carried out on a panel of 23 up to 27 household-specific inflation rates per country for 15 … cross-country differences in inflation inequality with respect to the number of driving forces in the panel. In particular …

Inflation rates differ across households depending on their sociodemographic characteristics. This paper calculates the … inflation rates experienced by income quintiles in the US, the EU, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK between 2001 and … 2021. The results indicate substantial inflation inequality between quintiles. Households with lower income experienced …

In the following text we will analyze the problems stemming from incorrect definitions of inflation and deflation … deflation issue and to show the flawed comparison between two evils: the smaller one - inflation, and the bigger one - deflation …

Hinsicht vergleichen wir die Auswirkungen eines Unsicherheitsschocks in den USA und der Eurozone. Unseren Ergebnissen zufolge … Auswirkungen. In dieser Hinsicht erweist sich die Schweiz als das am stärksten betroffene Land in Europa außerhalb der Eurozone …