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ARCH and structural breaks in United States inflation

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  • Bill Russell

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United States Phillips curves are routinely estimated without accounting for the shifts in mean inflation. As a result we may expect the standard estimates of Phillips curves to be biased and suffer from ARCH. We demonstrate this is indeed the case. We also demonstrate that once the shifts in mean inflation are accounted for the ARCH is largely eliminated in the estimated model and the model defining expected rate of inflation in the New Keynesian model plays no significant role in the dynamics of inflation.

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Paper provided by Economic Studies, University of Dundee in its series Dundee Discussion Papers in Economics with number 277.

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Length: 18 pages
Date of creation: Oct 2013
Handle: RePEc:dun:dpaper:277
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Keywords: Philips curve; ARCH; structural breaks; inflation; markup;

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  • 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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Cited by:

  1. Bill Russell & Dooruj Rambaccussing, 2016. "Breaks and the Statistical Process of Inflation: The Case of the ‘Modern’ Phillips Curve," Dundee Discussion Papers in Economics 294, Economic Studies, University of Dundee.
  2. Hentati-Kaffel, Rania & de Peretti, Philippe, 2015. "Generalized runs tests to detect randomness in hedge funds returns," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 50(C), pages 608-615.

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