Profits in a time of inflation: some insights from recent and past energy shocks in the UK

30 Aug 2023

Sophie Piton, Ivan Yotzov and Ed Manuel How have profits behaved in this context of sustained level of inflation? In part, the answer depends on how ‘profits’ are defined. Some broad measures suggest increasing profits, but conflate market and non-market sector dynamics and omit important corporate costs. We construct an alternative measure of corporate profits … Continue reading Profits in a time of inflation: some insights from recent and past energy shocks in the UK →
inflation macroeconomics profit margins firms mark-ups energy shock

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