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

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  • Jeremy B. Rudd

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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.

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  • Jeremy B. Rudd, 2022. "Why do we think that inflation expectations matter for inflation? (And should we?)," Review of Keynesian Economics, Edward Elgar Publishing, vol. 10(1), pages 25-45, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:elg:rokejn:v:10:y:2022:i:1:p25-45
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    1. Buchheim, Lukas & Link, Sebastian & Möhrle, Sascha, 2024. "Inflation and Wage Expectations of Firms and Employees," IZA Discussion Papers 17269, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    2. Ferri, Piero & Cristini, Annalisa & Tramontana, Fabio, 2023. "Meta-models of the Phillips curve and income distribution," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 213(C), pages 215-232.
    3. Mariño, Eduardo Anthony G. & Marszalec, Daniel, 2023. "Strategic supply management and mechanism choice in government debt auctions: An empirical analysis from the Philippines," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 154(C).
    4. Andriantomanga, Zo, 2023. "The role of survey-based expectations in real-time forecasting of US inflation," MPRA Paper 119904, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    5. David A. Comerford, 2024. "Response Bias in Survey Measures of Expectations: Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Expectations’ Inflation Module," Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 56(4), pages 933-953, June.
    6. Korenok, Oleg & Munro, David, 2024. "The Rockets and Feathers of Inflation Attention," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1463, Global Labor Organization (GLO).

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    inflation dynamics; wage determination;

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