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Procyclical prices: a demi-myth?

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This paper critically reevaluates recent claims that the postwar U.S. price level exhibits countercyclicality. While overall countercyclicality is confirmed, temporal disaggregation suggests a shift from pro- to countercyclicality in the early 1970s. Furthermore, the countercyclicality is markedly more pronounced for negative than for positive output innovations. The evidence thus casts doubt on single-source business cycle explanations.

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  • Holger C. Wolf, 1991. "Procyclical prices: a demi-myth?," Quarterly Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, vol. 15(Spr), pages 25-28.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedmqr:y:1991:i:spr:p:25-28:n:v.15no.2
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    2. Edward C. Prescott, 1986. "Response to a skeptic," Quarterly Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, vol. 10(Fall), pages 28-33.
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