Calvo price-setting framework
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The Calvo price-setting framework is a macroeconomic model of staggered price adjustment in which only a random fraction of firms can change their prices in any given period, generating nominal rigidity and realistic inflation dynamics.
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Target entity: Calvo price-setting framework Context triple: [Monetary Policy, Inflation, and the Business Cycle, usesModelType, Calvo price-setting framework]
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A.
Interest and Prices: Foundations of a Theory of Monetary Policy
Interest and Prices: Foundations of a Theory of Monetary Policy is a highly influential macroeconomics book that develops a rigorous New Keynesian framework for analyzing monetary policy and inflation dynamics.
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Inflation Targeting (co-authored)
"Inflation Targeting (co-authored)" is an influential economics book that analyzes and advocates the use of explicit inflation targets as a framework for modern monetary policy.
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Phillips curve framework
The Phillips curve framework is a macroeconomic concept that posits an inverse relationship between inflation and unemployment, shaping policymakers’ understanding of inflation dynamics and trade-offs in the postwar era.
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The New Keynesian Phillips Curve: Time Series Evidence from the Euro Area
"The New Keynesian Phillips Curve: Time Series Evidence from the Euro Area" is an influential empirical economics paper by Jordi Galí that tests and supports New Keynesian inflation dynamics using euro area data.
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E.
Monetary policy of Chile
The Monetary policy of Chile is the framework and actions through which Chile’s central bank manages interest rates and liquidity to maintain low and stable inflation while supporting sustainable economic growth.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Calvo price-setting framework Target entity description: The Calvo price-setting framework is a macroeconomic model of staggered price adjustment in which only a random fraction of firms can change their prices in any given period, generating nominal rigidity and realistic inflation dynamics.
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A.
Interest and Prices: Foundations of a Theory of Monetary Policy
Interest and Prices: Foundations of a Theory of Monetary Policy is a highly influential macroeconomics book that develops a rigorous New Keynesian framework for analyzing monetary policy and inflation dynamics.
-
B.
Inflation Targeting (co-authored)
"Inflation Targeting (co-authored)" is an influential economics book that analyzes and advocates the use of explicit inflation targets as a framework for modern monetary policy.
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C.
Phillips curve framework
The Phillips curve framework is a macroeconomic concept that posits an inverse relationship between inflation and unemployment, shaping policymakers’ understanding of inflation dynamics and trade-offs in the postwar era.
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D.
The New Keynesian Phillips Curve: Time Series Evidence from the Euro Area
"The New Keynesian Phillips Curve: Time Series Evidence from the Euro Area" is an influential empirical economics paper by Jordi Galí that tests and supports New Keynesian inflation dynamics using euro area data.
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E.
Monetary policy of Chile
The Monetary policy of Chile is the framework and actions through which Chile’s central bank manages interest rates and liquidity to maintain low and stable inflation while supporting sustainable economic growth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
New Keynesian pricing assumption
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macroeconomic model ⓘ price-setting framework ⓘ |
| assumes | geometric distribution of price durations ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Taylor staggered contracts
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state-dependent pricing models ⓘ |
| enables | tractable log-linearization around steady state ⓘ |
| field |
macroeconomics
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monetary economics ⓘ |
| hasKeyAssumption |
a fixed fraction of firms cannot adjust prices in each period
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firms are monopolistic competitors ⓘ firms choose prices to maximize expected discounted profits ⓘ households have rational expectations ⓘ nominal prices are set in terms of money ⓘ probability of being allowed to reset price is independent of firm history ⓘ |
| hasKeyFeature |
constant probability of price adjustment each period
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forward-looking inflation dynamics ⓘ fraction of firms keep prices fixed each period ⓘ menu-cost-free nominal rigidity ⓘ microfoundations for the New Keynesian Phillips curve ⓘ nominal rigidity ⓘ price dispersion across firms ⓘ random opportunity for price adjustment ⓘ staggered price adjustment ⓘ time-dependent pricing ⓘ |
| implies |
New Keynesian Phillips curve
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average duration of prices is inverse of adjustment probability ⓘ inflation depends on expected future inflation ⓘ inflation depends on real marginal cost or output gap ⓘ |
| influenced | modern central bank macroeconomic models ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Guillermo A. Calvo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 1983 ⓘ |
| mathematicallyCharacterizedBy |
Calvo parameter for price stickiness
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hazard rate of price adjustment ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Guillermo A. Calvo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Phillips curve
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dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models ⓘ monetary policy transmission ⓘ nominal rigidity ⓘ sticky prices ⓘ |
| usedIn |
New Keynesian DSGE models
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business cycle models ⓘ inflation dynamics studies ⓘ monetary policy analysis ⓘ |
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Monetary Policy, Inflation, and the Business Cycle
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Calvo price-setting framework
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