Inflation in Poland: How Much Can Globalization Explain?

February 1, 2007

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Céline Allard. Inflation in Poland: How Much Can Globalization Explain?, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2007) accessed November 21, 2024

Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF.The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate

Summary

This paper analyses how globalization has affected inflation in the New EU Members States (NMS), and Poland in particular, since 1995. It finds prices have become less sensitive to domestic economic conditions as trade integration rose, possibly because monetary policy incentives increasingly shifted toward meeting price stability objectives. Quantitatively, globalization appears to have lowered Polish prices by ½ to 1 percentage point annually since 1995, substantially more than in advanced economies. However, future inflation-dampening effects in the NMS are likely to be smaller as the pace of increases in trade openness moderates.

Subject: Consumer prices, Globalization, Import prices, Imports, Inflation

Keywords: Price, Trade openness, WP

Publication Details

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21
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Working Paper No. 2007/041
Stock No:

WPIEA2007041
ISBN:

9781451866056
ISSN:

1018-5941

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