Devaluation, Oil Price Shock and Consumer Price Inflation: Evidence from Markov Autoregressive Regime Switching Model
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The study uses a Markov autoregressive regime-switching model on monthly data from 2000Q1 to 2024Q2 for eleven SSA emerging countries, with implications for Nigeria.
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A key element highlighting the persistence of price volatility is the volatility of the preceding period.
“First, a key element highlighting the persistence of price volatility is the volatility of the preceding period.”
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The volatility of domestic prices is significantly influenced by the differentials between local and foreign interest rates.
“Third, the volatility of domestic prices is significantly influenced by the differentials between local and foreign interest rates.”
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There is a significant causation effect of currency depreciation, oil price surges, and interest rate differentials on the price of food and fuel in Sub-Saharan Africa.
“The results validate the presence of a significant causation effect of currency depreciation, oil price surges, and interest rate differentials on the price of food and fuel in SSA.”
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Food and fuel price volatility is influenced by international transaction costs.
“Then, food and fuel price volatility is influenced by international transaction costs.”
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Food consumption prices in the researched economies are strongly impacted by shocks to oil prices.
“Food consumption prices and fuel prices in the researched economies are strongly impacted by shocks to oil prices.”
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Exchange rate depreciation is positively correlated with food CPI in the panel GMM estimates.
“We found a significant positive correlation between the key variables of exchange rate depreciation and oil price upsurge, food CPI, and fuel CPI (see Tables 14 and 15).”
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The coefficient of money supply was positive and significant only in Ghana and Kenya.
“In our case, the coefficient of money supply was positive and significant only in Ghana and Kenya.”
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In both regime 1 and regime 2 for all countries, exchange rate depreciation at current and lagged values is positively correlated with consumer price inflation.
“In both regime 1 and regime 2 for all countries, exchange rate depreciation at current and lagged values is positively correlated with consumer price inflation.”
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Local food prices adjust to shocks in the global oil market much more quickly than they do to shocks in the global food market.
“local food prices adjust to shocks in the global oil market much more quickly than they do to shocks in the global food market.”
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There is a positive and rising trend in Brent crude price until it nosedives in 2022.
“It may be inferred that there is a positive and rising trend in the Bent crude price until it nosedives in 2022.”
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A 1% rise in Brent oil prices causes a 0.39278% escalation in food consumption prices.
“In particular, a percentage increase in depreciation was found to increase food price inflation for consumers by 1.03649%, while a similar rise in Bent oil prices caused a 0.39278% escalation in food consumption prices.”
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Oil price upsurge is positively correlated with food CPI in the panel GMM estimates.
“We found a significant positive correlation between the key variables of exchange rate depreciation and oil price upsurge, food CPI, and fuel CPI (see Tables 14 and 15).”
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Exchange rate depreciation considerably escalated food prices upward.
“This also holds true for the currency rate, as the research has demonstrated that exchange rate shock, demonstrating its effect via currency rate depreciation, considerably escalated food and fuel prices in an upward direction.”
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A 1% increase in exchange rate depreciation increases food price inflation for consumers by 1.03649%.
“In particular, a percentage increase in depreciation was found to increase food price inflation for consumers by 1.03649%, while a similar rise in Bent oil prices caused a 0.39278% escalation in food consumption prices.”
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Interest rate differential has a positive and significant effect on inflation in both regimes for all countries except The Gambia.
“For both regimes with the exemption of The Gambia, the coefficient of interest rate differential was positive and significant for all countries, indicating that the domestic market interest rate in those other SSA countries, namely Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Morocco, Zimbabwe, Kenya, the Congo D.R., and Egypt, is higher than the interest rate of the United States.”
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Food prices and fuel prices are influenced by two regimes: one with low volatility and one with high volatility.
“The results show that food prices and fuel prices are influenced by two regimes: one with low volatility and the other with high volatility.”
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Exchange rate depreciation is positively correlated with fuel CPI in the panel GMM estimates.
“We found a significant positive correlation between the key variables of exchange rate depreciation and oil price upsurge, food CPI, and fuel CPI (see Tables 14 and 15).”
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Oil price upsurge is positively correlated with fuel CPI in the panel GMM estimates.
“We found a significant positive correlation between the key variables of exchange rate depreciation and oil price upsurge, food CPI, and fuel CPI (see Tables 14 and 15).”
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In Kenya, only current broad money supply with coefficient 0.2379 passed significance in regime 1.
“In Kenya, only the current broad money supply with a coefficient of 0.2379 passed significance in regime 1 in the present study.”
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A 1% rise in lnBoilp causes a 0.5779% rise in current period fuel prices in the same direction.
“A 1% rise in lnBoilp emitted an equivalent 0.5779% rise in the current period in fuel prices in the same direction.”
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Fuel prices in the researched economies are strongly impacted by shocks to oil prices.
“Food consumption prices and fuel prices in the researched economies are strongly impacted by shocks to oil prices.”
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Oil price swings eventually had a greater impact on food inflation than did changes in exchange rates.
“Oil price swings eventually had a greater impact on food inflation than did changes in exchange rates.”
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Money supply has a positive but insignificant association with inflation in both regimes across the eleven SSA countries.
“Also, in the present study, we found a positive but insignificant inflation-money supply association for both regimes across the eleven SSA countries in our sample.”
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Exchange rate depreciation considerably escalated fuel prices upward.
“This also holds true for the currency rate, as the research has demonstrated that exchange rate shock, demonstrating its effect via currency rate depreciation, considerably escalated food and fuel prices in an upward direction.”
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Brent crude prices have a remarkable positive impact on fuel consumption prices.
“We also discovered a remarkable positive impact of Brent crude prices on fuel consumption prices.”
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Past food prices significantly impact current food prices.
“The statistically significant coefficients of 0.1038** (0.0006), 0.0420** (0.0010), and 0.0310* (0.0000) for the first, second, and third autoregressive components, respectively, demonstrate that past food prices significantly impacted current food prices.”
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Using Nigeria as an example, there is a greater likelihood of a transition from regime 1 to regime 2 than from regime 2 to regime 1.
“Using Nigeria as an example, there is a greater likelihood of a transition from regime 1 to regime 2 than there is from regime 2 to regime 1.”
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The null hypothesis of no regime transitions is refuted.
“We therefore refute the null hypothesis that there have been no regime transitions.”
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Food inflation tends to be more persistent than marginal cost.
“Accordingly, food inflation tends to be more persistent than marginal cost.”
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- Interpretationnone given
Domestic prices become unstable due to production shortages and stock stabilization.
“Second, domestic prices become unstable due to production shortages and stock stabilization.”
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The conventional theoretic view of monetary policy transmission, whereby higher interest rates translate to reductions in inflation, is misleading for Sub-Saharan Africa.
“In particular, the study establishes that the conventional theoretic view of monetary policy transmission, whereby higher interest rates translate to reductions in inflation, is misleading for SSA.”
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Food prices and oil prices are significantly correlated.
“Food prices and oil prices are significantly correlated (Olayungbo& Hassan, 2016;Pal &Mitra, 2017).”
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According to the results of Table 15, AR(2), the statistic of focus, is not significant at the 0.05 significance level (p = 0.22 > .05).
“According to the results of Table 15, AR(2), which is the statistic of focus, is not significant at the 0.05 significance level (p = 0.22 >.05).”
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With lags involved, oil price increases led to significant upward pressure on domestic consumer prices in emerging nations.
“Inclusively, the analysis demonstrates that, with lags involved, exchange rate depreciation and oil price increases led to significant upward pressure on domestic consumer prices in emerging nations.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim- Rests on an assumption: The ten sampled countries are representative of Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, or emerging nations for the study's conclusions.
- Study design and conductnone given
Overall, the model was found to be significant with a Hansen-J statistic of 25.16 and a p-value of 0.45.
“Overall, the model was found to be significant with a Hansen-J statistic of 25.16 and a p-value of 0.45.”
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Exchange rates are significant contributors to food inflation in SSA countries.
“This suggests that exchange rates are significant contributors to food inflation in SSA countries.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim- Rests on an assumption: The ten sampled countries are representative of Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, or emerging nations for the study's conclusions.
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The conventional theoretical wisdom regarding inflation-interest rate relationship does not hold in Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Morocco, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe, Kenya, DRC, and Egypt.
“By implication, the conventional theoretical wisdom regarding the inflation-interest rate relationship does not hold in Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Morocco, Sierra Leon, Zimbabwe, Kenya, the Democratic the Democratic Congo,, and Egypt.”
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The conventional theoretic view of monetary policy transmission, whereby higher interest rates translate to reductions in inflation, is misleading for Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Morocco, Sierra Leon, Zimbabwe, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Egypt.
“In particular, the study establishes that the conventional theoretic view of monetary policy transmission, whereby higher interest rates translate to reductions in inflation, is misleading for the above-mentioned nations.”
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Regime 1 is more stable than regime 2.
“This demonstrates that, compared to regime 2, regime 1 is more stable.”
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A rising food inflation shock is produced by a high degree of exchange rate market price variation.
“This positive link between local currency devaluation shocks with and without lags in regimes 1 and 2 suggests that a rising food inflation shock is produced by a high degree of exchange rate market price variation.”
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Changes in global oil prices have a positive effect on food prices through transport cost effects.
“More importantly, changes in global oil prices have a positive effect on food prices through transport cost effects.”
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Upward movement in global oil prices caused consumer fuel prices to rise in relative terms.
“The upward movement in global oil prices caused consumer fuel prices to rise in relative terms.”
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The transition probability significance validates significant dynamic adjustment amongst changes in exchange rate, oil price, money supply, interest rate differentials, food CPI, and fuel CPI in the second regime.
“This validates the significant dynamic adjustment amongst changes in the exchange rate, the price of oil, money supply, interest rate differentials, food CPI, and fuel CPI in the second regime.”
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Inflation tends to move in the same direction as interest rate increases in those countries, but with lags.
“Consequently, inflation tends to move in the same direction as interest rate increases in those countries, but with lags.”
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Consumer prices for the immediate past year had a large and direct influence on the current petrol CPI.
“The positive and significant coefficient implied that consumer prices for the immediate past year had a large and direct influence on the current petrol CPI.”
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With lags involved, exchange rate depreciation led to significant upward pressure on domestic consumer prices in emerging nations.
“Inclusively, the analysis demonstrates that, with lags involved, exchange rate depreciation and oil price increases led to significant upward pressure on domestic consumer prices in emerging nations.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim- Rests on an assumption: The ten sampled countries are representative of Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, or emerging nations for the study's conclusions.
- Interpretationreasoning
The rising cost of living in developing SSA nations is owing to rising oil costs.
“This suggests that the rising cost of living in developing SSA nations is owing to rising oil costs.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim- Rests on an assumption: The eleven SSA countries in the sample are representative of developing SSA nations.
- Study design and conductown data
Table 16 confirms the absence of autocorrelation in the estimated panel GMM results.
“Table 16 similarly confirms the absence of autocorrelation in the estimated panel GMM results.”
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PremisecitationOkeke, Nwoha, & Duru (2024) found that inflation in Nigeria was considerably exacerbated by the upward variation in the Bent oil price.
“Our finding of a significant positive connection between food inflation and the Bent oil price shock is additionally supported by the study carried out for Nigeria by Okeke, Nwoha, & Duru (2024), where it was econometrically verified that inflation in Nigeria was considerably exacerbated by the upward variation in the Bent oil price.”
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The Interpretation of Results (page unavailable) says an increase in oil prices decreased Nigeria’s inflation rate; the regression table reports a negative oil-price coefficient. It separately finds that greater oil-price volatility increased inflation, but that is not the claimed effect of an upward price movement. The paper’s own result therefore contradicts the attributed finding. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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PremisecitationA rise in global energy costs has a significant and enduring impact on global food prices.
“Chowdhury, Meo, Uddin, &Haque (2021) reported that a rise in global energy costs has a significant and enduring impact on global food prices.”
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PremisecitationOlaoye et al. (2023) found an insignificant positive inflation effect of money supply.
“The positive inflation-money supply association obtained for both regimes across the SSA countries in our sample is corroborated by the findings of Olaoye et al. (2023), who found an insignificant positive inflation effect of money supply.”
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PremisecitationAlp, Klepacz, & Saxena (2023) found that global consumer price inflation was significantly pushed upward by the spike in oil prices following the post-COVID-19 economic ramifications and the Russian seizure of Ukraine.
“It was also acknowledged by Harun Alp, Matthew Klepacz, and AkhilSaxena (2023) that the global consumer price inflation was significantly pushed upward by the spike in oil prices following the post-COVID-19 economic ramifications and the Russian seizure of Ukraine.”
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PremisecitationEgilsson (2020) established that excessive long-lasting interest rate differentials stimulate chronic interaction between inflation and the depreciation of local currencies.
“Another line of support was found in the study of Egilsson (2020), who established that excessive long-lasting interest rate differentials stimulate chronic interaction between inflation and the depreciation of local currencies.”
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Section 3.2 says a lasting interest rate differential can initiate a cycle of depreciation and inflation. The Conclusion likewise describes these as possible long-run responses, not an inevitable chronic interaction. The claim’s wording, “established” and “stimulate,” overstates that conditional finding. Page numbers are not available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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Findingown dataBrent crude oil price has a significant positive effect on food/consumer price inflation in both regimes across the eleven SSA countries.
“Another striking result obtained for both regimes 1 and 2 in all countries is the significant positive nexus between food inflation and Brent crude oil prices.”
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“The upward shift in the Brent oil price shock is remarkable in its effect on consumer or food prices.”
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Findingown dataCurrency depreciation has a significant positive effect on consumer price inflation in both regimes across the eleven SSA countries.
“The results show that for the two different regimes, one more erratic than the other, currency depreciation, oil price changes, and interest rate differentials all considerably caused hikes in food prices.”
- Also stated in: § Year XXVIII no. 90 · boosted
“This finding of a positive relation between inflation and depreciation was also obtained by Abdulhamid, Musa, & Rabiu (2022); Victor, Udo, & Abner (2020); and Alieu (2019).”
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Findingown dataThe coefficient of interest rate differences between domestic and foreign interest rates, proxied by the Federal Fund rate, is 0.42156 for food prices and is positive and significant.
“Another significant variable in the panel GMM system estimators was the coefficient of interest rate differences between domestic and foreign interest rates proxied by the Federal Fund rate.Precisely, the estimated effect is 0.42156 for food prices.This effect is positive and significant”
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Findingown dataCurrency exchange rate depreciation (lnexcd) had a positive coefficient of 0.18526, which was significant in the model (p > 0.05).
“Currency exchange rate depreciation (lnexcd) also had a positive coefficient of 0.18526, which was significant in the model (p > 0.05).”
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Findingnone givenFor broad money supply (lnmssp), there was a positive and insignificant coefficient of 0.13097 in the predictive model of domestic fuel prices (p<.05).
“For broad money supply (lnmssp), there was a positive and insignificant coefficient of 0.13097 in the predictive model of domestic fuel prices (p<.05).”
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Findingnone givenAs found in previous estimations, the effect of money supply proved negligible in the panel GMM system estimation.
“As found in previous estimations, the effect of money supply proved negligible in the panel GMM system estimation.”
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Findingown dataThe panel GMM model was significant, with a significant Wald statistic (p<.05).
“The Panel GMM model was found to be significant with a significant Wald statistic (p<.05).”
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Findingown dataThe transition probability is significant only for regime 2, indicating high variability events in regime 2 are more likely to occur and persist longer.
“However, the MARS model indicates that the transition probability is significant only for regime 2, indicating that events of high variability in regime 2 are more likely to occur and persist longer.”
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Findingown dataThe coefficient of duration for the transition parameter for food prices is higher in regime 1 than regime 2 for all countries, indicating regime 1 has a higher chance of survival.
“The coefficient of duration for the transition parameter for food prices is higher in regime 1 than regime 2 for all countries, indicating that regime 1 has a higher chance of survival.”
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Findingown dataThe one-lag value of fuel price inflation had a coefficient of 0.99 and was significant (p<.05).
“The results show the one-lag value of fuel price inflation had a coefficient of 0.99 and was found to be significant (p<.05).”
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FindingreasoningRegime 1 is predicted to last for around 43.2 months, while staying in regime 2 is predicted to take roughly 26 months in Nigeria.
“Likewise, regime 1 is predicted to last for around 43.2 months, while staying in regime 2 is predicted to take roughly 26 months.”
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Findingown dataThe AR(1), AR(2), and AR(3) components are significant autoregressive terms in the model.
“The AR (1), AR (2), and AR (3) components are significant autoregressive terms in the model.”
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Findingnone givenThe magnitude of the inconsequential impact of money supply is positively correlated with food CPI.
“Though, the magnitude of such an inconsequential impact is positively correlated with the prices of food measured as a food CPI.”
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InterpretationreasoningThe relative magnitudes of the coefficients determine how well monetary policy can manage food inflation in a New Keynesian Phillips Curve.
“The relative magnitudes of these coefficients determine how well monetary policy can manage food inflation in an NKPC.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim- The authors state this as an assumption: A profit-maximizing monopoly produces the good whose price has to be set.
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PremisecitationIn emerging nations, there is frequently a strong correlation between food inflation, fuel consumption, and exchange rates.
“In emerging nations, there is frequently a strong correlation between food inflation, fuel consumption, and exchange rates (Mahmoudinia, 2021).”
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InterpretationreasoningWhen the coefficient of price adjustment is zero, inflation develops on its own without regard to monetary policy.
“In the extreme scenario, when = 0, inflation develops on its own without regard to monetary policy.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim- The authors state this as an assumption: A profit-maximizing monopoly produces the good whose price has to be set.
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InterpretationreasoningInflation tends to increase as a result of rising real marginal costs as businesses pass on increased costs to their product prices and because businesses raise prices now in anticipation of higher inflation in the future.
“It suggests that inflation would tend to increase as a result of rising real marginal costs as businesses pass on increased costs to their product prices and because businesses raise prices now in anticipation of higher inflation in the future.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim- The authors state this as an assumption: A profit-maximizing monopoly produces the good whose price has to be set.
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PremisecitationThe real marginal cost of production is a function of inflation, firm expectations for future inflation, and inflation, as explained by the New Keynesian Phillips Curve.
“The real marginal cost of production is a function of inflation, firm expectations for future inflation, and inflation, as explained by the NKPC.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 3 sources checked- cites Calvo (1983) source
- cites Blanchard & Gali (2007)
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- cites Rondina (2017)
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- The authors state this as an assumption: A profit-maximizing monopoly produces the good whose price has to be set.
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PremisecitationThe price of oil can influence inflation.
“According to Köse&Ünal (2021), the price of oil can influence inflation.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites Köse&Ünal (2021) source
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Study design and conductnone givenThe importance of transition probabilities in comprehending food price inflation validates the model's validity.
“The importance of transition probabilities in comprehending food price inflation validates the model's validity.”
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InterpretationreasoningThe relative size of the factors on past and future inflation determines how costly it is to control inflation.
“The relative size of the factors on past and future inflation, ys and yf, determines how costly it is to control inflation.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim- The authors state this as an assumption: A profit-maximizing monopoly produces the good whose price has to be set.
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Interpretationown dataThere is a domino effect in which excessive depreciation of local currencies causes high consumer price inflation that leads to rising costs of living in the midst of a foreign exchange shortage.
“The study established the presence of a domino effect, which embraces excessive depreciation of local currencies, causing high consumer price inflation that leads to rising costs of living in the midst of a foreign exchange shortage.”
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PremisecitationNguyena, Hoang, & Le (2022) found that the growth rate of money supply increasingly drives the inflation rate in a positive direction in Vietnam between 2015 and 2021.
“The findings of Nguyena, Hoang, & Le (2022) also revealed that the growth rate of money supply increasingly drives the inflation rate in a positive direction in Vietnam between the periods of 2015 and 2021.”
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Study design and conductown dataTables 16 and 17 show the findings of the serial correlation test based on the Arellano-bond technique as a diagnostic test for the first differences panel of GMM.
“Tables 16 and 17 show the findings of the serial correlation test based on the Arellano-bond technique as a diagnostic test for the first differences panel of GMM.”
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Study design and conductnone givenThe regime-switching model accounts for dynamics like heteroscedasticity and asymmetry.
“Besides, the regime-switching model accounts for dynamics like heteroscedasticity and asymmetry.”
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Study design and conductown dataThe nonsignificance of AR(2) confirms that the GMM model is without serial correlation and is therefore adequately estimated.
“The nonsignificance of AR(2) confirms that the GMM model is without serial correlation and is therefore adequately estimated.”
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PremisecitationAnyars & Adabor (2023) observed strong evidence of positive non-linear effects of oil price changes on consumers' price inflation.
“Our findings support the findings of Anyars & Adabor (2023), which employed the NARDL model and observed strong evidence of positive non-linear effects of oil price changes on consumers' price inflation.”
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PremisecitationWorld Bank (2024) attributes the recent spike in food inflation to rising oil prices.
“This confirms the report of the World Bank (2024), which attributes the recent spike in food inflation to rising oil prices, which in turn required pandemic control measures that impeded production, hindered the importation of fertilizer products, and consequently resulted in a labor scarcity during sowing cycles.”
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Interpretationown dataA positive difference between local and international policy rates causes food prices to rise within domestic economies, resulting in inflationary pressures in Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Morocco, Sierra Leon, Zimbabwe, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Egypt.
“policy rates of the central monetary authorities causes food prices to rise within the domestic economies, and this results in inflationary pressures in the home economies of Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Morocco, Sierra Leon, Zimbabwe, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Egypt.This upholds our findings with the MARSM for both regimes 1 and 2.”
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InterpretationreasoningAn increase in interest rate increases cost of production and cost of running businesses, leading to increase in price of products, resulting in inflation.
“An increase in interest rate is tantamount to increasing the cost of production and the cost of running or operating businesses, and the combined effects of these two are an increase in the price of products, which consequently results in inflation.”
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PremisecitationAyisi (2020) discovered the inflation effects of asymmetric oil price surges and cuts in Ghana.
“Ayisi (2020) equally discovered the inflation effects of asymmetric oil price surges and cuts in Ghana.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites Ayisi (2020) source
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InterpretationreasoningThe positive coefficient of interest rate differential signifies domestic interest rate exceeds foreign rate.
“The positive coefficient of interest rate differential signifies that the domestic interest rate exceeds the foreign rate.”
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PremisecitationChen et al. (2020) found that prices of food strongly rise in reaction to rising oil prices manifesting through transport costs in China.
“According to these authors, the prices of food strongly rise in reaction to rising oil prices manifesting through transport costs in China.”
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InterpretationreasoningThe significance of the coefficient of depreciation is a pointer to the depreciation of SSA currencies.
“The significance of the coefficient of depreciation is a pointer to the depreciation of SSA currencies.”
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Interpretationnone givenRegime 1 is designated as the state of low price volatility and regime 2 as the state of high price fluctuation.
“Hence, we designate regime 1 as the state of low price volatility and regime 2 as the state of high price fluctuation.”
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Study design and conductown dataThe result for currency exchange rate depreciation is similar to above in Table 13 and validates previous estimations.
“The result is similar to the above in Table 13 and hence validates previous estimations.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claimProbably not a substantial claim: may not pass S4 (based). May combine two claims.
Study design and conductnone givenThe research estimations and findings are substantially robust and statistically consistent with changes in econometric modeling and specifications from MARSM to panel GMM system regressions.
“Our research estimations and findings therein are substantially robust and statistically consistent with changes in econometric modeling and specifications (from MARSM to panel GMM system regressions).”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claimProbably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing). May combine two claims.
Study design and conductreasoningThe total number of instruments used is 6, which is less than the number of groups or cross-sections and confirms model suitability.
“The total number of instruments used is 6, which is less than the number of groups or cross-sections and confirms model suitability.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claimClassified as probably not a substantial claim.
InterpretationreasoningIf the coefficient for delayed inflation is high, then policy decisions may only have a long-term lag before having an impact on food inflation, which is mostly driven by the past.
“If the coefficient for delayed inflation is high, then policy decisions may only have a long-term lag before having an impact on food inflation, which is mostly driven by the past.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim- The authors state this as an assumption: A profit-maximizing monopoly produces the good whose price has to be set.
The authors state this as an assumption.
A profit-maximizing monopoly produces the good whose price has to be set.
“This NKPC paradigm is based on the assumption that a profit-maximizing monopoly produces the good whose price has to be set.”
The authors state this as an assumption.
Regime 1 has both strong growth and high volatility and Regime 2 has low growth and low volatility.
“Regime 1 has both strong growth and high volatility and Regime 2 has low growth and low volatility.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The amount of surplus reserves in emerging nations serves as the primary anchor for their currency rates.
“It is advisable to take into consideration the established fact that the amount of surplus reserves in emerging nations serves as the primary anchor for their currency rates.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The eleven SSA countries in the sample are representative of developing SSA nations.
“The eleven SSA countries covered in this study are Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Morocco, Zimbabwe, Kenya, the Congo Democratic Republic, The Gambia, and Egypt.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The World Bank and IMF data are accurate and reliable.
“The two sources of data were the statistical websites of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The ten sampled countries are representative of Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, or emerging nations for the study's conclusions.
“estimated the panel GMM model for our panel of ten nations.”
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Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.
Each contradiction between two passages listed here was confirmed by an independent check.
The regime volatility labels are reversed
MajorThe methodology identifies regime 1 as high-volatility and regime 2 as low-volatility. The results section assigns the opposite labels, changing the interpretation of the reported regime effects.
“Regime 1 has both strong growth and high volatility and Regime 2 has low growth and low volatility.”
“we designate regime 1 as the state of low price volatility and regime 2 as the state of high price fluctuation.”
The food-interest interval excludes its positive estimate
MajorTable 14 reports a positive interest-rate-difference coefficient of 0.42156, while both endpoints of its 95% confidence interval are negative.
“| (r d -r f ) | 0.42156 | 0.00125 337.2480 | 0.000 | -0.56487 | -0.09387 | |”
“Precisely, the estimated effect is 0.42156 for food prices.This effect is positive and significant”
The food-depreciation interval excludes the positive estimate
MajorTable 14 gives a positive exchange-rate coefficient of 1.03649 but an entirely negative 95% confidence interval. That interval excludes the reported estimate and conflicts with the described positive effect.
“| ln(excd) | 1.03649 | 0.00918 112.9074 | 0.000 | -0.24586 | -0.00214 | |”
“a percentage increase in depreciation was found to increase food price inflation for consumers by 1.03649%”
Zimbabwe's reported depreciation effect is ten times its coefficient
MajorThe discussion gives Zimbabwe's regime-1 depreciation effect as 3.1632%, while Table 9 reports 0.1632 for the current exchange-rate variable.
“by 3.1632% in regime 1 and by 0.1387% in regime 2 in Zimbabwe”
“| excdt | 0.1632*** | 122.3487 | 0.0000 |”
The conclusion gives a different study period
MajorThe methodology says the data cover 2000Q1 through 2024Q2, whereas the conclusion says the estimation covers 1980 through 2023. These are materially different samples.
“The years 2000Q1 to 2024Q2 are covered.”
“over the sample period of 1980 to 2023.”
Nigeria's regime-2 oil effect does not match its table
MajorThe discussion reports a regime-2 oil effect of 1.8052%, but the corresponding current-oil coefficient in Nigeria's regression table is 1.0052.
“by 1.2652% in regime 1 and by 1.8052% in regime 2 in Nigeria”
“Regime 2 foinfl(t-1) 0.0238*** 4.8623 0.0000 foinfl(t-2) 0.0115*** 6.0998 0.0000 excdt 1.0142*** 34.0234 0.0000 excd(t-1) 1.2355*** 6.1225 0.0000 excd(t-2) 0.0263*** 36.08110.0000 msspt 0.0156 0.0773 0.9946 mssp(t-1) 0.0977 0.5689 0.8762 mssp(t-2) 1.0396 0.6842 0.5687 oilpt 1.0052*** 13.7800 0.0000”
The sample is counted as both eleven and ten countries
MinorThe abstract describes an eleven-country study but later calls the panel a panel of ten nations. The methodology likewise lists eleven countries while calling them ten.
“in eleven SSA emerging nations”
“estimated the panel GMM model for our panel of ten nations.”
The fuel-interest interval excludes the positive estimate
MinorThe fuel-CPI table gives an interest-rate-difference coefficient of 0.07493, yet reports a wholly negative 95% confidence interval. The estimate and interval cannot both be correct.
“(r d -r f ) 0.07493 0.014582 5.1400 0.000 -0.10351 -0.04635”
“More shocks to the interest rate Year XXVIII no.90 June 2025 differential increase consumer pricing of fuel up to the tune of 0.07493”
The fuel-depreciation interval excludes the positive estimate
MinorTable 15 reports a positive exchange-rate coefficient of 0.18526 and p = 0.003, but its 95% confidence interval is entirely negative. The reported estimate is outside that interval.
“ln(excd) 0.18526 0.062157 2.9800 0.003 -0.30708 -0.06343”
“Currency exchange rate depreciation (lnexcd) also had a positive coefficient of 0.18526”
The fuel-depreciation significance claim reverses its p-value
MinorThe prose calls the fuel-CPI exchange-rate coefficient significant while writing p > 0.05. Table 15 instead gives p = 0.003, which is below 0.05.
“Currency exchange rate depreciation (lnexcd) also had a positive coefficient of 0.18526, which was significant in the model (p > 0.05).”
“ln(excd) 0.18526 0.062157 2.9800 0.003 -0.30708 -0.06343”
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Mburamatare, D., Akumuntu, J., Rukeratabaro, A., et al. (2026) · Cogent Economics & Finance · doi:10.1080/23322039.2026.2737482
- Authors
- Umoru, D., Umar, S. S., & Igbinovia, B.
- Affiliations
- Edo State University Uzairue (NG)
- Auchi Polytechnic (NG)
- Venue
- The Romanian Economic Journal
- Published
- 2025-07-07
- Issue
- 90
- ISSN
- 1454-4296 (ISSN-L)
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- W4412068551
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- The Romanian Economic Journal (publishedVersion)
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- Topics
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Market Dynamics and Volatility
- Keywords
- currency devaluation, currency depreciation, oil price shocks, consumer price inflation, food inflation, monetary policy transmission, interest rate differentials, sub-Saharan Africa
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