In July 2022, in a press conference after a meeting of the FOMC, a reporter asked Chair

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In July 2022, in a press conference after a meeting of the FOMC, a reporter asked Chair Powell the following question: “Within the Fed, there are staff economists who’ve argued that NAIRU, the noninflationary rate of unemployment, might be as high as 5 to 6 percent right now, which obviously is a lot higher than the current rate of 3.6. What’s your assessment of NAIRU?” Briefly explain why Powell’s estimate of the value of the NAIRU would matter for monetary policy.

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Macroeconomics

ISBN: 9780138102494

9th Edition

Authors: Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O Brien

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