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A price objective for monetary policy
An argument that the Federal Reserve, by targeting a long-run path for the price level, could achieve its price-stability objective without inhibiting its short-term goals.
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The case for zero inflation
An argument that a monetary policy aimed at eliminating long-run inflation would benefit society by removing price distortion, increasing economic growth, adding liquidity to the economy, and reducing uncertainty associated with price-level drift.
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Real business cycle theory: a guide, an evaluation, and new direction
An evaluation of the state of real business cycle theory, with an outline of useful directions for further research and a discussion of economic policy implications.
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Why a rule for stable prices may dominate a rule for zero inflation
An analysis of how a rule for monetary policy specifying a stable price level may dominate a rule for zero inflation with price-level drift, even in the case where, for purely economic reasons, an inflation rule is preferred.
Working Paper
Sources of business cycles in Korea and the United States
The authors estimate common and nation-specific components of technology shocks, real demand shocks, and combined (common and nation-specific) monetary shocks using quarterly data for Korea and the United States.
Working Paper
Tastes and technology in a two-country model of the business cycle: explaining international co-movements
The authors develop a two-country real business cycle model and examine its consistency with the behavior of relative prices, and the model's implications for economic aggregates at the sectoral level.