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Inflation Control: Do Central Bankers Have It Right?

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Neo-Fisherites argue that conventional central banking wisdom has inflation control wrong, in that the way to increase (reduce) inflation is to increase (reduce) the central bank?s nominal interest rate target.

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  • Stephen D. Williamson, 2018. "Inflation Control: Do Central Bankers Have It Right?," Review, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, vol. 100(2), pages 127-150.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedlrv:00100
    DOI: 10.20955/r.2018.127-50
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    • E4 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates
    • E5 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit

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