High Inflation in the Baltics: Disentangling Inflation Dynamics and Its Impact on Competitiveness
High Inflation in the Baltics: Disentangling Inflation Dynamics and Its Impact on Competitiveness
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Volume 2024
Issue 061
Publication date: March 2024
ISBN: 9798400270826
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Inflation , Labor , Economics- Macroeconomics , Economics / General , Inflation Dynamics , Competitiveness , Baltics , labor productivity Wage-Productivity nexus , food inflation , inflation in the Baltic , energy inflation , Wage-Productivity growth nexus , Inflation , Wages , Productivity , Labor markets , Fiscal stance , Global
Summary
This paper identifies and quantifies the drivers of inflation dynamics in the three Baltic economies and assesses the effectiveness of fiscal policy in fighting inflation. It also analyzes the macroeconomic impact of inflation on competitiveness by focusing on the relationship between wages and productivity in the tradeable sector. The results reveal that inflation in the Baltics is largely driven by global factors, but domestic demand matters as well, suggesting that fiscal policy can play a role in containing inflation. Also, there is robust evidence of a long-run (cointegration) relationship between (real) wages in the tradeable (manufacturing) sector and productivity in the Baltics with short-term deviations self-correcting in Estonia and Lithuania only.
