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Inflation smoothing and the modest effect of VAT in Germany /

Increases in German core inflation following the 2007 VAT hike were smaller than expected, leading to speculation about delayed inflationary effects. This paper argues to the contrary that price increases in advance of the VAT hike explain the small increase upon implementation. We find that core in...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Carare, Alina (Autor), Danninger, Stephan (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: International Monetary Fund. European Department
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, European Dept., 2008.
©2008
Colección:IMF working paper ; WP/08/175.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo