Inflation, price dispersion and the informational content of prices: evidence from a hyperinflation episode

This study examines the relationship between in ation and price dispersion during the hyperin ationary episode in Brazil. We look at micro data on price dynamics through the perspective of dispersion at the store level, building on the informational consequences of high price dispersion. Rather...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thiago Coraucci de Angelis
Other Authors: Mauro Rodrigues Junior
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2012
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Online Access:http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/12/12138/tde-08012013-130130/