Inflation Determinants in Argentina (2004-2022)

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Autores principales: de la Vega, Pablo, Zack, Guido, Calvo, Jimena, Libman, Emiliano
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author de la Vega, Pablo
Zack, Guido
Calvo, Jimena
Libman, Emiliano
author_facet de la Vega, Pablo
Zack, Guido
Calvo, Jimena
Libman, Emiliano
contents This paper analyzes the empirical relationship between the inflation rate and its proximate determinants in Argentina, using quarterly data over the period 2004-2022 and an error-correction vector model approach. Unlike previous literature, this paper uses a theoretical framework to motivate the inclusion of variables that are expected to contribute to explain inflation, thus reducing the risk of omitting relevant variables and formalizing key mechanisms. Inference is performed through Granger causality analysis, impulse response functions and forecast errors variance decomposition. The results suggest that an anti-inflationary plan for Argentina should take into consideration both the greater relevance of the inertial component, the exchange rate and the interest rate in the short-run dynamics of the price level, and the long-run relationship between prices, interest rate and activity level.
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spellingShingle Inflation Determinants in Argentina (2004-2022)
de la Vega, Pablo
Zack, Guido
Calvo, Jimena
Libman, Emiliano
General Economics
Economics
This paper analyzes the empirical relationship between the inflation rate and its proximate determinants in Argentina, using quarterly data over the period 2004-2022 and an error-correction vector model approach. Unlike previous literature, this paper uses a theoretical framework to motivate the inclusion of variables that are expected to contribute to explain inflation, thus reducing the risk of omitting relevant variables and formalizing key mechanisms. Inference is performed through Granger causality analysis, impulse response functions and forecast errors variance decomposition. The results suggest that an anti-inflationary plan for Argentina should take into consideration both the greater relevance of the inertial component, the exchange rate and the interest rate in the short-run dynamics of the price level, and the long-run relationship between prices, interest rate and activity level.
title Inflation Determinants in Argentina (2004-2022)
topic General Economics
Economics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.20822