Structural Features of Distributive Trades and Their Impact on Prices in the Euro Area

146 Pages Posted: 10 Oct 2011

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Robert Anderton

European Central Bank (ECB)

Aidan Meyler

European Central Bank (ECB); Economist; Post graduate student

Luca Gattini

European Union - European Investment Bank

Mario Izquierdo

Banco de España

Valerie Jarvis

European Central Bank (ECB)

Ri Kaarup

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Magdalena Komzakova

European Central Bank (ECB)

Bettina Landau

European Central Bank (ECB)

Matthias F. Mohr

European Central Bank (ECB)

Adrian Page

European Central Bank (ECB)

David Sondermann

European Central Bank (ECB)

Philip Vermeulen

European Central Bank (ECB)

David Cornille

National Bank of Belgium

Tsvetan Strahilov Tsalinski

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Zornitsa Vladova

Bulgarian National Bank

Christin Hartmann

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Harald Stahl

Deutsche Bundesbank - Economics Department

Suzanne Linehan

Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland

Hiona Balfoussia

Bank of Greece

Stelios Panagiotou

Bank of Greece - Economic Research Department; University of the Aegean - Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport

María de los Llanos Matea

Banco de España

Luis J. Alvarez

Banco de España

Pierre-Michel Bardet-Fremann

Banque de France

Nicoletta Berardi

Banque de France - Economic Study and Research Division

Patrick Sevestre

Aix-Marseille University

Emanuela Ciapanna

Bank of Italy

Concetta Rondinelli

Bank of Italy

Demetris Kapatais

Central Bank of Cyprus

Erik Walch

Banque Centrale du Luxembourg

Patrick Lunnemann

Banque Central du Luxembourg

Sandra Zerafa

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Christopher S. Pace

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Jasper Kieft

De Nederlandsche Bank

Friedrich Fritzer

Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB)

Fatima Cristina Cardoso

Independent

Mateja Gabrijelcic

Bank of Slovenia

Branislav Karma

National Bank of Slovakia

Jarkko Kivisto

Bank of Finland

Date Written: September 30, 2011

Abstract

The distributive trades, consisting of wholesaling and retailing, are a key sector of the economy. As the main interface between producers and consumers, the sector is particularly important from a monetary policy point of view: this is where most consumer goods prices are ultimately set. Despite almost 20 years of the Single Market, mark-ups in the distributive trades sector can still be substantial and differ considerably across countries, while cross-border trade remains limited. This report examines the structural features of the distributive trades sector which are likely to play an important role in determining price level and infl ation differences across countries.

Keywords: Prices, trades, euro area

Suggested Citation

Anderton, Robert and Meyler, Aidan and Gattini, Luca and Izquierdo, Mario and Jarvis, Valerie and Kaarup, Ri and Komzakova, Magdalena and Landau, Bettina and Mohr, Matthias F. and Page, Adrian and Sondermann, David and Vermeulen, Philip and Cornille, David and Tsalinski, Tsvetan Strahilov and Vladova, Zornitsa and Hartmann, Christin and Stahl, Harald and Linehan, Suzanne and Balfoussia, Hiona and Panagiotou, Stelios and Matea, María de los Llanos and Alvarez, Luis J. and Bardet-Fremann, Pierre-Michel and Berardi, Nicoletta and Sevestre, Patrick and Ciapanna, Emanuela and Rondinelli, Concetta and Kapatais, Demetris and Walch, Erik and Lunnemann, Patrick and Zerafa, Sandra and Pace, Christopher S. and Kieft, Jasper and Fritzer, Friedrich and Cardoso, Fatima Cristina and Gabrijelcic, Mateja and Karma, Branislav and Kivisto, Jarkko, Structural Features of Distributive Trades and Their Impact on Prices in the Euro Area (September 30, 2011). ECB Occasional Paper No. 128, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1791533 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1791533

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