We propose an analytical method to analyze the propagation of a once-and-for-all shock in a broad class of sticky price models. The method is based on the eigenvalue- eigenfunction representation of the dynamics of the cross-sectional distribution of firms’ desired adjustments. A key novelty...

We model the decisions of a multi-product firm that faces a fixed "menu" cost: once it is paid, the firm can adjust the price of all its products. We characterize analytically the steady state firm's decisions in terms of the structural parameters: the variability of the flexible prices, the...

We model the pricing decisions of a multi-product firm that faces a fixed “menu” cost: once the cost is paid, the firm can adjust the price of all its products. We characterize analytically the steady state firm's decision in terms of the structural parameters: the variability of the...