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Firm Inflation Uncertainty

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  • Ivan Yotzov
  • Lena Anayi
  • Nicholas Bloom
  • Philip Bunn
  • Paul Mizen
  • Özgen Öztürk
  • Gregory Thwaites

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We introduce a new measure of own-price inflation uncertainty using firm-level data from a large and representative survey of UK businesses. Inflation uncertainty has increased significantly since the start of 2021, even as a similar measure of sales uncertainty has declined. We also find large cross-sectional differences in inflation uncertainty, with uncertainty particularly elevated for smaller firms and those in the goods sector. Finally, we show that firms that are more uncertain about their own price expectations experience higher forecast errors 12 months later. These findings suggest that inflation uncertainty may be important for understanding firm performance.

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  • Ivan Yotzov & Lena Anayi & Nicholas Bloom & Philip Bunn & Paul Mizen & Özgen Öztürk & Gregory Thwaites, 2023. "Firm Inflation Uncertainty," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 113, pages 56-60, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:apandp:v:113:y:2023:p:56-60
    DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20231035
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    JEL classification:

    • D22 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
    • D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
    • D84 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Expectations; Speculations
    • E31 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
    • E37 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Forecasting and Simulation: Models and Applications

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