Tech Report Number
1999-002
Abstract
Cross-section dispersion of expected inflation is often explained by differences in information sets across agents, but there is little empirical evidence attesting to that. The purpose of this paper is to examine whether dispersion in consumer forecasts of inflation is generated by factors such as relative price observations, different perceptions of monetary policy, and personal characteristics. We use unique data from Bulgaria that allow us to examine such effects at the micro level.
Keywords
Price Level, Inflation, Deflation, Perceptions, Expectations
Date of this Version
1999
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