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- "Because New Zealand in 1988" - 3% is the limit before people notice I'd add: the recent experience shows that 1% is too low because undershoot leaves the c
by michael1999 3y ago
- "Because New Zealand in 1988"
- 3% is the limit before people notice
I'd add: the recent experience shows that 1% is too low because undershoot leaves the central bank stuck on the zero-bound with no room to inject stimulus without acrobatics.
Sounds like a range centred on 2% is current best practice. Anyone deliberately running hotter tends to run hotter than they intend.
Any good counterexamples?
- reducesuffering 3y agoAgree. Targeting the very boundary where people notice leaves no room for error. Target 2% and natural fluctuations that central banks can only react to will keep it for more unnoticeable.