Why do we think that inflation expectations matter for inflation? (And should we?)

Autor: Jeremy B. Rudd
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