Output gap and inflation nexus: the case of United Arab Emirates
by Mohamed A. Osman, Rosmy Jean Louis, Faruk Balli
International Journal of Economics and Business Research (IJEBR), Vol. 1, No. 1, 2009

Abstract: Output gap is generally used in assessing both the inflationary pressures and the cyclical position of a nation's economy. However, this variable is not observable and must be estimated. In this article, we accomplish two tasks. First, we estimate the output gap for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) using four different statistical methods. Second, we evaluate to what extent do the fluctuations of output gap, however measured, are a good predictors of inflation in the UAE. This is carried out by comparing the out-of-sample forecasts generated by the output gap-based models to those of the model with alternative indicators and the benchmark models. Interestingly, although the different measures of output gap produce a broadly similar profile of the UAE business cycles, we could not find any statistical evidence that this variable is a useful predictor of inflation in the UAE.

Online publication date: Mon, 26-Jan-2009

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