On quality and variety bias in aggregate prices

How do product variety and quality affect the aggregate price bias? We develop a general equilibrium model that accounts for the joint interaction of product quality and variety. Our findings show that the aggregate price bias is pro-cyclical and the contribution of product variety is persistent whe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zanetti, F, Hamano, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018