Estimating Pakistan's Time Varying Non-Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment: An Unobserved Component Approach

Authors

  • Farzana Shaheen Federal Urdu University
  • Azad Haider Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad Pakistan
  • Sajid Amin Javed International Islamic University

Abstract

This paper envisages estimating the Time-Varying Non-Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment (TV-NAIRU) as an unobserved stochastic variable for Pakistan over the time period 1973-74 to 2007-08 using Kalman filter. Results of the study are evident that TV-NAIRU increased from 5.3 percent (1990-91) to 8.12 percent (2004-05) and falls to 6.17 percent again in 2007-08 which is above the actual unemployment rate. The results also indicate that the NAIRU is a relevant concept and the unemployment gap should be one of the factors considered when assessing inflationary pressure in Pakistan.Keywords: Pakistan; Unemployment; Inflation; NAIRU; Phillips CurveJEL Classifications: E0; E23; E31

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Author Biographies

Farzana Shaheen, Federal Urdu University

Economics, Assistant Professor

Azad Haider, Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad Pakistan

Economics, Assistant Professor

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Published

2011-10-15

How to Cite

Shaheen, F., Haider, A., & Javed, S. A. (2011). Estimating Pakistan’s Time Varying Non-Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment: An Unobserved Component Approach. International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 1(4), 172–179. Retrieved from https://mail.econjournals.com/index.php/ijefi/article/view/43

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Vol. 1 No. 4 (2011)

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