Why do we think that inflation expectations matter for inflation? (And should we?)
Autor: | Jeremy B. Rudd |
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Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Zdroj: | Review of Keynesian Economics. 10:25-45 |
ISSN: | 2049-5331 2049-5323 |
DOI: | 10.4337/roke.2022.01.02 |
Popis: | Economists and economic policymakers believe that households’ and firms’ expectations of future inflation are a key determinant of actual inflation. A review of the relevant theoretical and empirical literature suggests that this belief rests on extremely shaky foundations, and a case is made that adhering to it uncritically could easily lead to serious policy errors. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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