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The contribution of firm profits to the recent rise in inflation

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  • Bouras, Panagiotis
  • Bustamante, Christian
  • Guo, Xing
  • Short, Jacob

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We measure the contribution to inflation from the growth in markups of Canadian firms. The dynamics of inflation and markups suggest that changes in markups could account for less than one-tenth of inflation in 2021. Further, they suggest that peak inflation was driven primarily by changes in firms’ costs.

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  • Bouras, Panagiotis & Bustamante, Christian & Guo, Xing & Short, Jacob, 2023. "The contribution of firm profits to the recent rise in inflation," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 233(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:233:y:2023:i:c:s0165176523004755
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111449
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    1. Olga Bilyk & Timothy Grieder & Mikael Khan, 2023. "Markups and inflation during the COVID-19 pandemic," Staff Analytical Notes 2023-8, Bank of Canada.
    2. Andrew Glover & Jose Mustre-del-Rio & Alice von Ende-Becker, 2023. "How Much Have Record Corporate Profits Contributed to Recent Inflation?," Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, vol. 0(no.1), pages 1-13, January.
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    Keywords

    Inflation; Markups; Firm pricing; Market structure and pricing;
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    JEL classification:

    • D22 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
    • D4 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design
    • E31 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
    • L11 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms

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