Ifo Institute - Project - Causes and consequences of time-varying inflation uncertainty

Causes and consequences of time-varying inflation uncertainty - Measurement and policy implications

Contact:

Project team:		Prof. Kai Carstensen Christian Grimme Dr. Steffen Henzel Elisabeth Wieland in Cooperation with Prof. Dr. Helmut Herwartz (University of Kiel)
Client:		Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Project period		January 2010 - December 2011

Tasks:

1) Measurement and identification of inflation uncertainty
2) Development of alternative uncertainty indicators
3) Identify possible causes for the ocurrence of inflation uncertainty
4) Elaborate on the consequences of inflation uncertainty for both, real activity and financial markets

Methods:

Time series techniques

Data and other sources:

Consensus Economics, OECD

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Ifo Project

Causes and consequences of time-varying inflation uncertainty - Measurement and policy implications

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