Core Inflation Measure and Its Effect on Economic Growth and Employment in Tunisia
The aim of this study is to present a measure for the core inflation in Tunisia. This measure consists in a six-variable structural vector autoregression model covering the period 1975Q1-2014Q4. Our results show that the observed inflation rate exceeds the core inflation when demand rises and conver...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Editura ASE Bucuresti
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Romanian Economic Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.rejournal.eu/sites/rejournal.versatech.ro/files/articole/2017-12-27/3495/9ythouraya.pdf |
| Summary: | The aim of this study is to present a measure for the core inflation in Tunisia. This measure consists in a six-variable structural vector autoregression model covering the period 1975Q1-2014Q4. Our results show that the observed inflation rate exceeds the core inflation when demand rises and conversely when there is a low growth. This seems to be reasonable as core inflation has a deterministic tendency and, therefore, the monetary impulse largely accounts for the evolution of inflation. Our findings also support the idea that there is a weak positive correlation between the inflation rate and the industrial production index in the short run. This core inflation is also observed to have a weak effect on unemployment over the short and long runs. Thus, this type of inflation should be taken into account as an important element for the determination of a targeted inflation rate and for future predictions and decisions of the monetary authorities. |
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| ISSN: | 1454-4296 2286-2056 |