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  "title": "Causes and Implications of Elevated Inflation in Cyprus",
  "publication": "Selected Issues Papers, July 7, 2023",
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  "summary": "Inflation has risen sharply in Cyprus, initially driven by imported prices, but increasingly broadening to domestic prices. A Phillips Curve estimate attributes the high inflation largely to energy prices, external price pressures, and inflation expectations at the end of 2022.",
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      "heading": "Key findings",
      "content": "- Inflation has risen sharply in Cyprus, initially driven by imported prices, but increasingly broadening to domestic prices.\n- A Phillips Curve estimate attributes the high inflation largely to energy prices, external price pressures, and inflation expectations at the end of 2022.\n- Historically high pass-through of inflation shocks to wages—amplified by a tight labor market—may make inflation persistent."
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      "heading": "Analysis and drivers",
      "content": "- Imported prices were the initial trigger of the sharp rise in inflation.\n- Energy prices are a principal driver, alongside broader external price pressures.\n- Inflation expectations at the end of 2022 contribute materially to observed inflation dynamics.\n- Wage dynamics exhibit historically high pass-through from inflation shocks, increasing the risk of persistence in inflation."
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      "heading": "Risks and outlook",
      "content": "- Tight labor market conditions amplify wage pass-through, heightening the risk that elevated inflation will persist.\n- Broadening from imported to domestic price pressures suggests second-round effects that could sustain inflation absent policy response."
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      "heading": "Policy implications and recommendations",
      "content": "- Implement policies to stem inflationary pressures while protecting vulnerable households.\n- Address energy-price-related channels and external price pressures to mitigate ongoing inflation drivers.\n- Monitor and, where appropriate, respond to inflation expectations and labor market tightness to prevent entrenched inflation-wage spirals.\n\nSource: Causes and Implications of Elevated Inflation in Cyprus — IMF\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Causes and Implications of Elevated Inflation in Cyprus — Section 1\n  - Causes and Implications of Elevated Inflation in Cyprus — Section 1 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Causes and Implications of Elevated Inflation in Cyprus — Section 1 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/selected-issues-papers/issues/2023/07/07/causes-and-implications-of-elevated-inflation-in-cyprus-535779"
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    "Authors: Robert C. M. Beyer",
    "Published: July 7, 2023",
    "Series: Selected Issues Papers",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400247453.018",
    "Inflation has risen sharply in Cyprus, initially driven by imported prices, but increasingly broadening to domestic prices.",
    "A Phillips Curve estimate attributes the high inflation largely to energy prices, external price pressures, and inflation expectations at the end of 2022.",
    "Historically high pass-through of inflation shocks to wages—amplified by a tight labor market—may make inflation persistent.",
    "Imported prices were the initial trigger of the sharp rise in inflation.",
    "Energy prices are a principal driver, alongside broader external price pressures.",
    "Inflation expectations at the end of 2022 contribute materially to observed inflation dynamics.",
    "Wage dynamics exhibit historically high pass-through from inflation shocks, increasing the risk of persistence in inflation.",
    "Tight labor market conditions amplify wage pass-through, heightening the risk that elevated inflation will persist.",
    "Broadening from imported to domestic price pressures suggests second-round effects that could sustain inflation absent policy response.",
    "Implement policies to stem inflationary pressures while protecting vulnerable households.",
    "Address energy-price-related channels and external price pressures to mitigate ongoing inflation drivers.",
    "Monitor and, where appropriate, respond to inflation expectations and labor market tightness to prevent entrenched inflation-wage spirals.",
    "**Causes and Implications of Elevated Inflation in Cyprus — Section 1**"
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