Revisiting the growth-inflation nexus: a wavelet analysis

Saumitra, Bhaduri (2012): Revisiting the growth-inflation nexus: a wavelet analysis.

Abstract

Motivated by the concern that the recent surge in inflation could retard growth, the paper revisits the nexus between inflation and growth from the perspective of an emerging economy, India. Examining this relationship using a wavelet multi resolution analysis with varying time scale decomposition suggests a strong and persistent negative relationship between growth and inflation for a short time scale, while it is not significant for a longer time scale.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Inflation Growth Wavelet
• Subjects: E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E3 - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles > E31 - Price Level ; Inflation ; Deflation

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