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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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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteurs principaux: Carare, Alina (Auteur), Danninger, Stephan (Auteur)
Collectivité auteur: International Monetary Fund. European Department
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, European Dept., 2008.
©2008
Collection:IMF working paper ; WP/08/175.
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