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Project Citation: 

Blanco, Andres. Data and Code for: Optimal Inflation Target in an Economy with Menu Costs and a Zero Lower Bound. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2021. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2021-07-08. https://doi.org/10.3886/E118523V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary These files contain the programs and data for the journal article "Optimal Inflation Target in an Economy with Menu Costs and a Zero Lower Bound," American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics.


Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms macroeconomics; monetary policy
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      E30 Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles: General (includes Measurement and Data)
      E50 Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit: General
      E60 Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook: General
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United State and United Kingdom
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1960 – 2017 (time period aggregate data: 1960-2017; Time period micro-level price data: 1996-2017)
Collection Date(s):  View help for Collection Date(s) 9/2018 – 9/2018
Universe:  View help for Universe Aggregate data: United States. MIcro-price level data: United Kingdom outlets used for the construction of the CPI.
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) administrative records data; aggregate data

Methodology

Data Source:  View help for Data Source

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United Kingdom’s Office for National Statistics. 1996-2005. “CPI and RPI item indices and price quotes.” Retrieved from https: // webarchive. nationalarchives. gov. uk/ 20160109121317/ http: // www. ons. gov. uk/ ons/ rel/ cpi/ consumer-price-indices/ cpi-and-rpi-item-indices-and-price-quotes/ rpt-cpi---rpi-item-indices---price-quotes. html , September 24th, 2018.

2- United Kingdom’s Office for National Statistics. 2006-2017. “Con-
sumer price inflation item indices and price quotes.” Retrieved from https:
// www. ons. gov. uk/ economy/ inflationandpriceindices/ datasets/ consumerpriceindicescpiandretailpricesindexrpiitemindicesandpricequotes , September 24th, 2018.

3- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 1947-2017a. “Gross Domestic Prod- uct: Implicit Price Deflator [A191RI1Q225SBEA].” retrieved from FRED, Fed- eral Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/ A191RI1Q225SBEA , September 24th, 2018.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 1947-2017b. “National In- come and Product Accounts: Table 1.1.5.” retrieved from https: // apps. bea. gov/ iTable/ iTable. cfm? reqid= 19\ &step= 3\ &isuri=
1\ &nipa_ table_ list= 5\ &categories= survey , September 24th, 2018.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 1947-2017b. “Major Sector Productivity and Costs: Total Nonfarm Business, Hourly Compensation, Seasonally Adjusted- PRS85006103.” United States Department of Labor. Retrieved from BLS; http: // data. bls. gov/ cgi-bin/ srgate , September 24th, 2018.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 1948-1976. “Major Sector Productivity and Costs: Total Nonfarm Business, Hourly Compensation, Seasonally Adjusted- LFU800000000.” United States Department of Labor. Retrieved from BLS; http: // data. bls. gov/ cgi-bin/ srgate , September 24th, 2018. 

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 1976-2017a. “Major Sector Productivity and Costs: Total Nonfarm Business, Hourly Compensation, Seasonally Adjusted- LNS10000000.” United States Department of Labor. Retrieved from BLS; http: // data. bls. gov/ cgi-bin/ srgate , September 24th, 2018.
Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation prices quotes, Country aggregate data

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