Nominal Rigidities and Market Structure: some Macroeconomic Implications

作者: Ramon Caminal

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关键词: Market structurePrice settingStatistical dispersionInflationAggregate (data warehouse)Monetary economicsNominal rigidityEconomics

摘要: This paper analyzes the macroeconomic implications of asymmetric price adjustment, under alternative assumptions regarding market structure and nominal rigidity. It is shown that: a) aggregate output does not decreases (and sometimes increases) with dispersion shocks; b) strategic setting higher inflation rates are associated levels; c) sectorial shocks may create fluctuations; d) relationship between average fluctuations ambigous.

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