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What caused the post-pandemic inflation in Italy? An application of Bernanke and Blanchard (2023)

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  • Massimiliano Pisani

    (Bank of Italy)

  • Alex Tagliabracci

    (Bank of Italy)

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We estimate using Italian data the model proposed by Bernanke and Blanchard (2023) to explain the dynamics of prices and wages in the post-pandemic period in Italy. The empirical analysis shows that the model performs well in capturing inflation developments, which were mainly driven by the energy and food components, but the fit of the wage dynamics is not entirely satisfactory as the specific features of the Italian labor market are not adequately described by the econometric specification considered.

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  • Massimiliano Pisani & Alex Tagliabracci, 2024. "What caused the post-pandemic inflation in Italy? An application of Bernanke and Blanchard (2023)," Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers) 851, Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area.
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    1. Nuno Vilarinho Goncalves, 2024. "Post-pandemic inflation dynamics in Portugal: an application of the Bernanke-Blanchard model," Working Papers w202418, Banco de Portugal, Economics and Research Department.

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    Keywords

    inflation; wages; inflation expectations; energy; COVID-19;
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    JEL classification:

    • C5 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling
    • E3 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles
    • J3 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs

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