Essays about: "Phillips curve"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 32 essays containing the words Phillips curve.

  1. 1. Are Distributional Variables Useful for Forecasting With the Phillips Curve?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Elsa Rosengren; Pippa Johns; [2024]
    Keywords : Distributional Variables; Heterogeneous Agents; Inflation; Phillips Curve; Inequality;

    Abstract : Does information on the distribution of wealth and income help us forecast aggregate macroeconomic variables? In this thesis, we study how adding such distributional variables to a standard forecasting model affects the forecast accuracy, in the context of inflation forecasting. Using the simulated inflation forecasting approach of Atkeson and Ohanian (2001), we perform a horse race between a textbook NAIRU Phillips curve to an extension augmented with variables from the wealth and income distributions. READ MORE

  3. 2. Analyzing the Short-Run Phillips Curve: The Case of Sweden 1997-2022 : Capturing the effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Ukraine Conflict on the Trade-off between Inflation and Unemployment

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Nicklas Hedlund; Sabanovic Imla; [2023]
    Keywords : Inflation; Unemployment; Short-Run Phillips Curve;

    Abstract : This paper seeks to investigate whether a short-run Phillips curve exists between 1997-2022, and if there are evident changes in the trade-off since 2020, which could be due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. As the macroeconomic environment has changed drastically in the last couple of years, both as a result of the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and the invasion of Ukraine, the relationship evolvement of the Phillips curve since the start of 2020 is of particular interest to investigate. READ MORE

  4. 3. Can International Factors Help in Enhancing Inflation Forecasting Accuracy? : A Phillips Curve Approach for Sweden as a Small Open Economy.

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Handelshögskolan vid Örebro Universitet

    Author : Carl-Johan Renberg; André Westman; [2023]
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  5. 4. The inflationary effects of oil price changes on advanced and developing economies

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Hugo Lindblom; [2023]
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    Abstract : The price of oil has long been viewed as an important factor in explaining inflation. This is in part due to its importance in the economy and the large fluctuations the oil price has had historically. READ MORE

  6. 5. Beyond the Headlines: Swedish Inflation and Labour Market Tightness During 2020-2022

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Jonas Isak Alveteg; Alexander Manieri; [2023]
    Keywords : Inflation; Labour Market Tightness;

    Abstract : This thesis explores Swedish inflation and labour market tightness during 2020-2022. We decompose headline inflation into core inflation, captured by the weighted median inflation, and headline shocks. We use the modified Phillips curve as presented in Ball et al. READ MORE