CEA 42nd Annual Meetings
Friday, June 6 - Sunday, June 8, 2008
University of British Columbia, Vancouver

Author/Presenter Xue Zhao (Carleton University)
Title Does Inflation in China Affect Canada?
Abstract Theoretical literature provides mixed conclusions regarding the magnitude of international transmission of inflation. This paper investigates the link between inflation rates between China and Canada. A number of econometric techniques, including Johansen MLE, dynamic OLS and VAR, have been applied. It finds empirical evidence for CPI inflation in China having disinflationary effects on price changes in Canada at aggregate level, but not vice versa. Also in some sectors such as manufacture goods, this disinflationary effect appears to be stronger.

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