Inflation bias after the Euro: evidence from the UK and Italy
Year: 2007
Type: article
Abstract: This article presents an indirect approach to investigate the possible existence of measurement error bias in the harmonized index of consumer prices for the UK and Italy. Our empirical results show that there is no significant evidence of a bias for the UK or for Italy prior to the introduction of the Euro. Since January 2002, however, the inflation rate in Italy has been underestimated by at least 6 percentage points.
Source: Applied Economics
Institutions: University of Rome Tor Vergata, SOAS University of London
Language: English
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1483333407