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Is inflation mean-reverting?

Lavesson, Niclas LU (2011) NEKM01 20111
Department of Economics
Abstract
This paper investigates whether inflation series are mean-reverting. Traditional unit root tests (ADF and KPSS tests) are conducted in the paper. These tests indicate that inflation contains a unit root. It is however well-known that traditional unit root tests have difficulties to distinguish between a unit root process and a fractionally integrated process. Hence, in this thesis, fractional integration estimators are used in order to investigate if inflation is better modeled as a fractionally integrated process.

The main finding of this paper is that inflation with a high certainty is fractionally integrated and mean-reverting. Another important finding is that the persistence in inflation series likely was lower during the... (More)
This paper investigates whether inflation series are mean-reverting. Traditional unit root tests (ADF and KPSS tests) are conducted in the paper. These tests indicate that inflation contains a unit root. It is however well-known that traditional unit root tests have difficulties to distinguish between a unit root process and a fractionally integrated process. Hence, in this thesis, fractional integration estimators are used in order to investigate if inflation is better modeled as a fractionally integrated process.

The main finding of this paper is that inflation with a high certainty is fractionally integrated and mean-reverting. Another important finding is that the persistence in inflation series likely was lower during the Bretton-Woods era relative the years after the system collapsed. Moreover, the findings in the paper do not crucially depend on which fractional integration estimator that are used. (Less)
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author
Lavesson, Niclas LU
supervisor
organization
course
NEKM01 20111
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
inflation, fractional integration, mean-reversion, unit root
language
English
id
2153279
date added to LUP
2011-09-27 09:00:36
date last changed
2011-09-27 09:00:36
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  abstract     = {{This paper investigates whether inflation series are mean-reverting. Traditional unit root tests (ADF and KPSS tests) are conducted in the paper. These tests indicate that inflation contains a unit root. It is however well-known that traditional unit root tests have difficulties to distinguish between a unit root process and a fractionally integrated process. Hence, in this thesis, fractional integration estimators are used in order to investigate if inflation is better modeled as a fractionally integrated process.

The main finding of this paper is that inflation with a high certainty is fractionally integrated and mean-reverting. Another important finding is that the persistence in inflation series likely was lower during the Bretton-Woods era relative the years after the system collapsed. Moreover, the findings in the paper do not crucially depend on which fractional integration estimator that are used.}},
  author       = {{Lavesson, Niclas}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Is inflation mean-reverting?}},
  year         = {{2011}},
}