Monday, August 4, 2014

Barkley Rosser — The Natural Rate Does Not Equal NAIRU: A Reminder

This is a fantasy that needs to be exposed once and for all and banished from the textbooks once and for all, and indeed from public discourse more generally, particularly by economists.
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The Natural Rate Does Not Equal NAIRU: A ReminderJ. Barkley Rosser | Professor of Economics and Business Administration James Madison University

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circuit said...
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circuit said...

Excellent commentary by Rosser on a critical issue.

When will left-leaning economists get on the 'natural rate' bandwagon? It works great to fool people into believing the rate's level is God-given.

Maybe we should start advertising a 'natural rate of inflation" concept, the rate of inflation at which you achieve full-employment and below which unemployment begins to rise.