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We use cross-section and time-series techniques to analyze pricing behavior in Sierra Leone. In cross-sectional data, we find that inflation volatility and product diversification are the main factors explaining differences in the frequency of price adjustments. We show that variance in the fraction of prices subject to change is a key determinant of inflation volatility in Sierra Leone, indicating that retail prices are sensitive to economic events. We explain variations in this fraction over time with past inflation and monetary growth, which are important policy variables.

Electronic books. -- local. --- Inflation (Finance) -- Sierra Leone -- Econometric models. --- Pricing -- Sierra Leone -- Econometric models. --- Finance --- Business & Economics --- Money --- Inflation (Finance) --- Pricing --- Econometric models. --- Price policy --- Price policy, Industrial --- Retail pricing --- Marketing --- Natural rate of unemployment --- Inflation --- Macroeconomics --- Price Level --- Deflation --- Agriculture: Aggregate Supply and Demand Analysis --- Prices --- Consumer price indexes --- Food prices --- Inflation persistence --- Sticky prices --- Price indexes --- Sierra Leone