After reading Scott Sumner’s recent paper on the Princeton School of Macroeconomics and Zero Lower Bound, I revisited papers of other Princeton economists.[1]Sumner, Scott, The Princeton School and the Zero Lower Bound (October 2021). Mercatus Center Working Paper, https://www.mercatus.org/publications/monetary-policy/princeton-school-and-zero-lower-bound In the second part of the paper, Sumner discussed the Princeton School’s relationship with new schools […]
https://www.themoneymischief.com/the-long-run-effects-of-monetary-policy-on-interest-rates/
I have to admit that I have rarely used the IS-LM model since I became interested in economics. Instead, I find the AD-AS model much more useful. Of course, this does not mean that there is a major theoretical flaw in the IS-LM model. Rather, I think that the inferences that economists make by looking […]
https://www.themoneymischief.com/is-lm-is-not-a-useful-model/
In recent years, the Fed predicted inflation would be below the target. For a while, inflation remained below 2%. It has risen above 2% this year, and it looks like it will stay around for a while. Actually, this situation itself is not a problem. Last summer, the Fed switched to “average inflation targeting,” which […]
https://www.themoneymischief.com/can-overshooting-also-cause-recession/
Last summer, the Fed switched to “average inflation targeting.” The Fed’s main goal is to ensure that the PCE inflation will average around 2% over the long term and that future overshoots will compensate for any short-term discrepancies. Although a starting point is not specified, we can assume that January 2020 is the beginning. Therefore, according […]
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