Luis J. Alvarez

Mr. Luis J. Alvarez


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Academic Career Length

21Years (2006-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 May 2006 in Journal of the European Economic Association
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LALuis J. Alvarez
Luis J. Alvarez
EDEmmanuel Dhyne
Emmanuel Dhyne
MHMarco Hoeberichts
Marco Hoeberichts
CKClaudia Kwapil
Claudia Kwapil
HBHervé Le Bihan
Hervé Le Bihan
JVJouko Vilmunen
Jouko Vilmunen
This paper summarises the vast evidence on micro price-setting recently obtained for euro area countries. We consider studies with micro data on consumer and producer prices, as well as survey information. The main findings are: (1) prices in the euro area are sticky and stickier than in the US; (2) downward price rigidity is only slightly more marked than upward price rigidity; (3) heterogeneity and asymmetries are observed in price-setting; and (4) the relevance of theories that explain price stickiness, such as implicit or explicit contracts, marginal costs, and coordination failure, is confirmed, whereas menu costs, pricing thresholds, and costly information explanations are judged much less relevant by firms. (JEL: C25, D40, E31

15 November 2010 in The Scandinavian Journal of Economics
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LALuis J. Alvarez
Luis J. Alvarez
PBPablo Burriel
Pablo Burriel

1 July 2006 in Economic Modelling
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LALuis J. Alvarez
Luis J. Alvarez
IHIgnacio Hernando
Ignacio Hernando

1 October 2020 in Economics Letters
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LALuis J. Alvarez
Luis J. Alvarez
MCMónica Correa-López
Mónica Correa-López

17 October 2020 in The World Economy
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LALuis J. Alvarez
Luis J. Alvarez
MGMaria Dolores Gadea
Maria Dolores Gadea
AGAna Gómez‐Loscos
Ana Gómez‐Loscos

1 September 2010
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LALuis J. Alvarez
Luis J. Alvarez
GBGuido Bulligan
Guido Bulligan
ACAlberto Cabrero
Alberto Cabrero
LFLaurent Ferrara
Laurent Ferrara
HSHarald Stahl
Harald Stahl