BoE research finds support for Phillips curve in micro data

Use of new instruments helps establish empirical support, authors say

Bank of England
The Bank of England

A group of economists are seeking to overcome empirical challenges in building support for the Phillips curve using new data and instrumental variables. They published their results in a Bank of England discussion paper on August 11.

Lena Boneva, James Cloyne, Martin Weale and Tomasz Wieladek note earlier studies have struggled to establish a causal link between expectations and price-setting due to their use of weak instruments.

In Firms' expectations and price-setting: evidence from micro data

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