Topic Monetary Policy

Recessions cause substantial economic pain through elevated unemployment and financial distress for individuals, families, and businesses. Monetary policy is a primary tool that U.S. policymakers use to support the macroeconomy and reduce the pain of economic downturns. Equitable Growth works to improve our understanding of how monetary policy affects the business cycle, unemployment, and inequality to deliver robust, broad-based economic growth.

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Why measuring inflation is surprisingly challenging

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U.S. inflationary trends amid the COVID-19 pandemic

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What are the distributional effects of monetary policy?

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The impact of different inflationary pressures due to income inequality and racial disparities in the United States today

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Good U.S. monetary policy can’t fix bad U.S. fiscal policy

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Planning for the next recession by reforming U.S. automatic stabilizers

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NBER Summer Institute 2022 Round-up: Week 1

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A Goldilocks Theory of Fiscal Deficits

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The impact of different inflationary pressures due to income inequality and racial disparities in the United States today

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Austerity policies in the United States caused ‘stagflation’ in the 1970s and would do so again today

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Cyclical Demand Shifts and Cost of Living Inequality

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Falling Rates and Rising Superstars

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What explains the decline in r*? Rising income inequality versus demographic shifts

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The value of racial and gender diversity at the Federal Reserve

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Diverse Policy Committees Can Reach Underrepresented Groups

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Does Monetary Policy Work Through the Labor Market?

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Optimal Monetary Policy with Menu Costs is Nominal Wage Targeting

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Macroprudential Regulations, Income Inequality and the Redistribution Channel

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