The Case for Four Percent Inflation
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- Laurence Ball, 2013. "The Case for Four Percent Inflation," Economics Working Paper Archive 607, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics.
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Inflation; Monetary policy; Inflation target;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
- E58 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Central Banks and Their Policies
- E31 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
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