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The Case of the Reappearing Phillips Curve: A Discussion of Recent Findings

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  • Asha Bharadwaj
  • Maximiliano Dvorkin

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The Phillips curve seems to have flattened over time. In this article, we use a simple New Keynesian model to analyze potential pitfalls in the estimation of the slope of the structural Phillips curve.

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  • Asha Bharadwaj & Maximiliano Dvorkin, 2020. "The Case of the Reappearing Phillips Curve: A Discussion of Recent Findings," Review, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, vol. 102(3), pages 313-337, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedlrv:88595
    DOI: 10.20955/r.102.313-37
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    • E12 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General Aggregative Models - - - Keynes; Keynesian; Post-Keynesian; Modern Monetary Theory
    • E31 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
    • E58 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Central Banks and Their Policies
    • R13 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - General Equilibrium and Welfare Economic Analysis of Regional Economies

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