Exchange Rate Pass-through into German Import Prices – A Disaggregated Perspective

Joscha Beckmann, Ansgar Belke and Florian Verheyen

No 427, Ruhr Economic Papers from RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen

Abstract: This study analyzes the exchange rate pass-through into German import prices based on disaggregated data taken on a monthly basis between 1995 and 2012. Our main contribution is twofold: firstly, we employ various time-series techniques to analyze data for different product categories, and also cointegration techniques to carefully distinguish between shortrun and long-run pass-through coefficients. Secondly, in a panel data approach we estimate time-varying pass-through coefficients and explain their development with regard to various macroeconomic factors. Our results show that long-run pass-through is only partly observable and incomplete, while short-run passthrough shows a more unique character, although heterogeneity across product groups does exist. We are also able to identify several macroeconomic factors which determine changes in the degree of pass-through, which is especially relevant for policymakers.

Keywords: exchange rate pass-through; germany; cointegration; time-varying; coefficient model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E31 F10 F14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.4419/86788483

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