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Energy prices and the structure of inflation in European Union countries

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  • Markowski Łukasz

    (Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland)

  • Kotliński Kamil

    (Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland)

Abstract

Since 2022, in almost every inflation category, a strong divergence in price dynamics among the EU countries has become visible. The first aim of this paper is to assess the impact of changes in energy prices on the differentiation in price dynamics in individual inflation categories in EU countries. The second aim is to isolate those components of inflation that have significantly differentiated the countries in the crisis year of 2022. The research was conducted based on the vector-autoregressive model, the Granger causality test, cluster analysis and analysis of variance. It can be concluded that there is a causal relationship between energy prices and the differentiation in the price growth rate in certain inflation categories. In 2022, the EU member states were divided into two quite distinct clusters. This article adds value to current research by taking into account the level of variation in the inflation structure among EU countries.

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  • Markowski Łukasz & Kotliński Kamil, 2025. "Energy prices and the structure of inflation in European Union countries," International Journal of Management and Economics, Warsaw School of Economics, Collegium of World Economy, vol. 61(1), pages 17-28.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:ijomae:v:61:y:2025:i:1:p:17-28:n:1005
    DOI: 10.2478/ijme-2024-0026
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    JEL classification:

    • E31 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
    • Q41 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Demand and Supply; Prices
    • Q43 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Energy and the Macroeconomy

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