NO : WP-2025-021 AUTHOR : Yogeshwar Bharat (SNU), Rajeswari Sengupta (IGIDR), Gautham Udupa (CAFRAL) TITLE : Is core inflation useful in predicting headline inflation? Evidence from a large, emerging economy ABSTRACT : Core inflation measure is widely tracked as a measure of trend inflation, but it does not forecast headline inflation well. In […]
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