Inflation rate is considered undesirable in the modern globalized world due to its adverse and long-lasting impacts. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA, hereafter) has also experienced inflationary pressure during the last few years, specifically post-COVID-19. However, the empirical literature on...

In the early 2020s sharp surge of inflation, unprecedentedly high levels of government debt and deficits fueled attention for the Fiscal Theory of the Price Level (FTPL). This theoretical framework for fiscally induced inflation is well-known and controversially discussed. However, empirical...

The Quantity Theory of Money claims to provide one of the few long-run guides to economic policy by providing specific numbers to characterise the correlation between money growth and inflation. Acceptance of the Quantity Theory has been greatly helped by the claim, propounded most effectively...

Die Inflationsrate in Sachsen liegt seit 2023 über der gesamtdeutschen Rate. 2023 betrug die Inflation in Sachsen 6,5% (Deutschland: 5,9%), 2024 lag sie bei 2,9% (Deutschland: 2,2%). Der Haupttreiber dieser Differenz ist der Verwendungszweck "Wohnung, Wasser, Energie", und hier insbesondere die...

This paper examines the determinants of inflation differentials across member states of the African Economic Community (AEC). The results suggest that exchange rate depreciation, GDP per capita growth, price divergence, fiscal deficit, and periods of economic instability all contribute to higher...

The relationship between trade openness and economic performance has been widely debated and researched during the last several decades. However, the specific influence of trade openness from the perspective of controlling the inflation rate is rarely researched specifically for the Kingdom of...

This paper examines the relationship between unemployment rate, inflation rate and economic output in Britain over 34 years. It utilizes a range of different time series techniques, including the ADF and PP unit root test, the autoregressive distributed lag model to cointegration (ARDL model)....

High and volatile inflation over a long haul is detrimental to an economy, particularly to a country's financial sector. While most studies suggest a positive relationship between inflation and bank profitability, others argue for a negative impact. As such, it is evident that the impact of...

In der Märzausgabe 2024 veröffentlichte der Wirtschaftsdienst einen Aufsatz mit dem Titel "Inflationsberechnung: Zinspolitik der EZB wird als Inflationstreiber statistisch nicht erfasst" von Johannes Schwanitz. Manuel Rupprecht vertritt in einer Replik eine andere Auffassung. Im Anschluss...

After ten consecutive increases in the prime rate by the European Central Bank's (ECB), the question arises: What significance do these measures have, both indirectly for the interest rates increased at all value-added levels on the corporate side, and for households? While the prices for rents,...

Seit 2022 sind Inflation und Zinsniveau in Deutschland merklich erhöht. Wir arbeiten mittels einer Szenarienrechnung die Auswirkung der höheren Preise und Zinsen auf die Finanzierungssalden der Kommunen in Nordrhein-Westfalen heraus und berücksichtigen dabei systematische Unterschiede...

Mit 2,5 % hat sich die deutsche Inflationsrate im Februar 2024 trotz der kräftigen Erhöhung des CO2-Preises, der Beendigung der Energiepreisbremsen und der Mehrwertsteuererhöhung im Gastgewerbe zu Jahresbeginn weiter dem Inflationsziel der EZB in Höhe von 2 % angenähert. Ähnliches gilt...

This study examined the effect of public debt on macroeconomic stability among 45 sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries for the period 2005-2022 using the two-step system Generalized Method of Moments (GMM). The study disaggregated public debt into domestic and foreign borrowing and determined the...

Aim: The study evaluated the impact of devaluation and goods price variation on trade flows in a sample of 47 countries consisting of developing and developed nations from 1990 to 2023. Design/Research methods: The estimation techniques adopted in this work are the Panel Structural VAR (PSVAR),...

Purpose - This article aims to investigate the influence of unconventional monetary policy tools (UMPTs) employed by the European Central Bank (ECB) on the inflation rate and GDP growth rate within the euro area, motivated by the principles of the Taylor rule. Research methodology - Elastic net...

Contradictory to conventional economic theory, which foresees any increase in the size of government as inflationary, this article provides evidence that the reaction of price levels to changes in the size of government is nonlinear. The price levels do not necessarily increase in response to a...

This research has sought to determine how the crude oil price volatility (COPV) relates to economic growth (EG) using the case of the OECD countries between 2000 and 2022. Therefore, this article employs various panel data estimation strategies: random effect regression, fixed effect regression,...

The research employs Bayesian Vector Autoregressions with hierarchical priors to analyze the intricate economic implications of fiscal policy shocks on inflation, monetary policy, and fiscal authorities in the context of South Africa. The study explores data spanning from 1979 to 2022. Contrary...

What drives the recent inflation surge? To answer this question, one must decompose inflation fluctuations into the contribution of structural shocks. We document how whimsical such a historical shock decomposition can be in standard vector autoregressive (VAR) models. We show that the...

Many central banks worldwide announce numerical inflation targets, typically ranging from zero to two percent in advanced economies and higher in developing countries. Historically, a significant gap existed between the inflation targets pursued by central banks and those recommended by academic...

This study utilised longitudinal data from Black History Month events in London from 2021 to 2023. Novel findings revealed that increased inflation and Bank Rates, related to the cost-of-living crisis, were associated with greater discrimination and deteriorations in both general and mental...

Seit 2022 sind Inflation und Zinsniveau in Deutschland merklich erhöht. Wir arbeiten mittels einer Szenarienrechnung die Auswirkung der höheren Preise und Zinsen auf die Finanzierungssalden der Kommunen in Nordrhein-Westfalen heraus und berücksichtigen dabei systematische Unterschiede...

In this paper we model monthly UK inflation and find that there is some small but significant autocorrelation, particularly at 12 months. We find that this autocorrelation in monthly inflation leads to significant persistence in the headline annual inflation figure. A one-off shock to monthly...

Mit 2,5 % hat sich die deutsche Inflationsrate im Februar 2024 trotz der kräftigen Erhöhung des CO2-Preises, der Beendigung der Energiepreisbremsen und der Mehrwertsteuererhöhung im Gastgewerbe zu Jahresbeginn weiter dem Inflationsziel der EZB in Höhe von 2 % angenähert. Ähnliches gilt...

After 2010, the consumer price index fell to a low level in the EU. In the euro area, it remained low between 2010 and 2020. The European Central Bank has even had to take action against the emergence of deflation. The situation changed significantly in 2021. Inflation jumped to levels not seen...