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Inflation Persistence in Europe: The Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic and of the Russia-Ukraine War

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  • Guglielmo Maria Caporale
  • Juan Infante
  • Luis A. Gil-Alana
  • Raquel Ayestaran

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This note analyses the possible effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and of the Russia-Ukraine war on the degree of inflation persistence in both the euro zone and the European Union as a whole (EU27). For this purpose a fractional integration model is estimated, first using the full sample and then recursively. Although the recursive analysis provides clear evidence of a significant increase in inflation persistence (especially in the case of the EU27, for which in addition to jumps an upward trend is clearly identifiable), the full-sample results imply long-lasting but only temporary effects of the two shocks being examined. These findings suggest that the required policy response to both shocks should also have a temporary nature.

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  • Guglielmo Maria Caporale & Juan Infante & Luis A. Gil-Alana & Raquel Ayestaran, 2022. "Inflation Persistence in Europe: The Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic and of the Russia-Ukraine War," CESifo Working Paper Series 10071, CESifo.
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    1. Raquel Ayestarán & Juan Infante & Juan José Tenorio & Luis Alberiko Gil-Alana, 2023. "Evidence of Inflation Using Harmonized Consumer Price Indices in Some Euro Countries: France, Germany, Italy, and Spain, along with the Euro Zone," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 11(10), pages 1-12, May.

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    Keywords

    inflation persistence; fractional integration; recursive estimation; Covid-19 pandemic; Russia-Ukraine war;
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    JEL classification:

    • C22 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes
    • E31 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation

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