Inflation persistence in BRICS countries: A quantile autoregressive (QAR) approach

Business and Economic Horizons Pub Date : 2018-01-01 DOI:10.15208/BEH.2018.08

A. Phiri

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Abstract

Using the recently-introduced quantile autoregression methodology (QAR), this study contributes to the ever-expanding empirical literature by investigating the persistence in inflation for BRICS countries using quarterly time series data collected between 1996 to 2016. Our empirical analysis reveals two crucial findings. Firstly, for all estimated regressions, inflation persistence in the higher percentiles of the QAR regression exhibits unit root tendencies. Secondly, we note that the global financial crisis did alter the levels of inflation persistence at all quantiles for all BRICS countries. Collectively, we advise monetary authorities in BRICS countries to focus on keeping inflation at low and stable rates.

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金砖国家通货膨胀持续:分位数自回归(QAR)方法

本研究使用最近引入的分位数自回归方法(QAR)，通过使用1996年至2016年收集的季度时间序列数据调查金砖国家通货膨胀的持久性，为不断扩大的实证文献做出了贡献。我们的实证分析揭示了两个关键发现。首先，对于所有估计的回归，QAR回归中较高百分位数的通货膨胀持续性表现出单位根趋势。其次，我们注意到，全球金融危机确实改变了所有金砖国家所有分位数的通胀持续水平。我们建议金砖国家货币当局将重点放在保持低通胀和稳定水平上。

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