Pass-through of external shocks to inflation in Sri Lanka /

Pass-through of external shocks to inflation in Sri Lanka /

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Author / Creator:Duma, Nombulelo, author.
Imprint:[Washington, D.C.?] : International Monetary Fund, ©2008.
Description:1 online resource (26 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:IMF working paper, 2227-8885 ; WP/08/78
IMF working paper ; WP/08/78.
Subject:
Inflation (Finance) -- Sri Lanka -- Econometric models.
Prices -- Sri Lanka -- Econometric models.
Inflation (Finance) -- Econometric models.
Prices -- Econometric models.
Sri Lanka.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12496928
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Other authors / contributors:International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Department.
ISBN:1283518252
9781283518253
1451913931
9781451913934
1462397174
9781462397174
1451987293
9781451987294
9786613830708
6613830704
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 25-26).
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Summary:This paper investigates pass-through of external shocks (exchange rate, oil price, and import price shocks) to inflation in Sri Lanka. The analysis is based on a vector autoregression (VAR) model that incorporates a distribution chain of pricing. The paper finds low and incomplete pass-through of external shocks to consumer inflation, reflecting a combination of factors including the existence of administered prices, high content of food in the consumption basket, and low persistence and volatility of the exchange rate. External shocks explain about 25 percent of the variation in consumer price inflation, reflecting room for domestic policies in controlling inflation.
Other form:Print version: Duma, Nombulelo. Pass-through of external shocks to inflation in Sri Lanka. [Washington, D.C.?] : International Monetary Fund, ©2008
Standard no.:10.5089/9781451913934.001
Table of Contents:
  • I. Introduction; II. Literature Review; III. Inflation and the Exchange Rate in Sri Lanka; Figures; 1. Headline Inflation in Selected Asian Countries; 2. Exchange Rates and Prices; IV. A Model of Pass-Through and Methodology; A. Data Issues and Transformation of Variables; B. VAR Model Specification; Tables; 1. Unit Root Tests; 2. VAR Lag Length Selection Criteria; 3. VAR Lag Exclusion Wald Tests; 4. VAR Residual Serial Correlation LM Tests; C. VAR Model Results and analysis; D. Sensitivity Analysis and Alternative Specifications; V. Conclusion; Appendices; I. VAR Residuals.
  • II. Impulse Response FunctionsIII. Estimated Cumulative Pass-Through Coefficients; IV. Variance Decompositions; V. Sensitivity Analysis-Cholesky Ordering A; VI. Sensitivity Analysis-Cholesky Ordering B; VII. Administered Prices VAR Results; VII. Core Inflation VAR Results-Impulse Responses; IX. Core Inflation VAR Results-Pass-Through and Variance Decompositions; References.

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