Import price pass-through into inflation indicators in Turkey

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Yüncüler, Çağlar

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This thesis analyzes the pass-through of external factors into consumer and producer prices in Turkey, with a special emphasis on import price pass-through. To this end, pricing along a distribution chain framework is utilized and it is estimated by Vector Auto Regression (VAR) in a sample period of April 2002 to March 2009. Results show that the pass-through of external shocks into producer prices is higher than it is for consumer prices. Compared with the results of previous studies, findings point out that the degree of pass-through has declined recently in Turkey. In addition, it is found that external factors had significant contribution to annual consumer inflation between 2006 and 2008. Nevertheless, even the contributions of external shocks are excluded, year-end inflation targets would not have been attained.

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Economics., Economics.

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http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12611094/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/18935

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Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis

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Ç. Yüncüler, “Import price pass-through into inflation indicators in Turkey,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2009.