Understanding Consumer Inflation Expectations during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Abstract

We study how individuals' formation of inflation expectations are affected by the stringent containment and economic support measures put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using the New York Fed Survey of Consumer Expectations (SCE) and the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT), we find that policies aimed at containing the pandemic lead to an increase in individuals' inflation expectations and inflation uncertainty. We also find some heterogeneity in the impact across different demographic groups.

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Original languageEnglish
Article number1
Pages (from-to)141-154
Number of pages14
Journal The Australian economic review
Volume55
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2022
Peer-reviewedYes

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Scopus 85126517404
PubMed 35601136
WOS 000763536700010
Mendeley c75fbf60-c7f2-3749-896d-1a0b49cf1834

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