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Luis J. Álvarez
Researcher at Bank of Spain
Publications - 78
Citations - 3170
Luis J. Álvarez is an academic researcher from Bank of Spain. The author has contributed to research in topics: Inflation & Price level. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 78 publications receiving 3030 citations. Previous affiliations of Luis J. Álvarez include Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso.
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Sticky prices in the euro area: a summary of new micro
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Price Changes in the Euro Area and the United States: Some Facts from Individual Consumer Price Data
Emmanuel Dhyne,Luis J. Álvarez,Hervé Le Bihan,Giovanni Veronese,Daniel A. Dias,Johannes Hoffmann,Nicole Jonker,Patrick Lünnemann,Fabio Rumler,Jouko Vilmunen +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, the average frequency and size of price changes in the euro area and its member countries, investigates the determinants of the probability of price change, and compares the evidence for the Euro area with available U.S. results.
Price setting in the euro area: Some stylized facts from Individual Consumer Price Data. NBB Working Paper Nr.74, September 2005
Emmanuel Dhyne,Luis J. Álvarez,Hervé Le Bihan,Giovanni Veronese,Daniel Dias,Johannes Hoffmann,Nicole Jonker,Patrick Lünnemann,Fabio Rumler,Jouko Vilmunen +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors document patterns of price setting at the retail level in the euro area, summarized in six stylized facts: the average euro area monthly frequency of price adjustment is 15 p.c.
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Sticky Prices in the Euro Area: A Summary of New Micro-Evidence
Luis J. Álvarez,Emmanuel Dhyne,Marco Hoeberichts,Claudia Kwapil,Hervé Le Bihan,Patrick Lünnemann,Fernando Martins,Roberto Sabbatini,Harald Stahl,Philip Vermeulen,Jouko Vilmunen +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors summarized the vast evidence on micro price-setting recently obtained for euro area countries and concluded that prices in the euro area are sticky and stickier than in the US.
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The impact of oil price changes on Spanish and euro area consumer price inflation
TL;DR: The authors assesses the impact of oil price changes on Spanish and euro area consumer price inflation and find that the inflationary effect of oil prices changes in both economies is limited, even though crude oil price fluctuations are a major driver of inflation variability.