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Some international evidence on the Lucas Supply Function

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  • Fendel, Ralf
  • Rülke, Jan-Christoph

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We provide empirical evidence on the Lucas Supply Function based on actual inflation surprises for 19 industrial economies. Our results show that the inflation surprise positively correlates with the output gap and that this relationship is negatively related to inflation variability.

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  • Fendel, Ralf & Rülke, Jan-Christoph, 2012. "Some international evidence on the Lucas Supply Function," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 114(2), pages 157-160.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:114:y:2012:i:2:p:157-160
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2011.10.003
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    Keywords

    Lucas Supply Function; Inflation expectations; Business cycle;
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    JEL classification:

    • E31 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
    • D84 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Expectations; Speculations
    • E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles

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