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Why is Brazilian Inflation so high? Inflation persistence in Brazil and other emerging markets
Last modified: 27-09-2011
Abstract
This paper analyzes inflation persistence in Brazil. Both aggregate and disaggregated inflation persistence are computed. We also compare inflation persistence in Brazil with estimates for other emerging countries with a long history of high inflation. The results indicate that inflation persistence in Brazil is higher than in other emerging markets. Core inflation presents more inflation persistence than headline inflation, particularly due to the exclusion of the low persistence food items. Despite the large persistence in Brazilian inflation, disaggregated data are more sensible to expected inflation than lagged inflation and thus indicates a major role for forward looking behavior.
Keywords
inflation persistence, Phillips curve
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