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THE ELUSIVE COSTS OF INFLATION: PRICE DISPERSION DURING THE U.S. GREAT INFLATION

THE ELUSIVE COSTS OF INFLATION: PRICE DISPERSION DURING THE U.S. GREAT INFLATION

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THE ELUSIVE COSTS OF INFLATION: PRICE DISPERSION DURING THE U.S. GREAT INFLATION

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THE ELUSIVE COSTS OF INFLATION: PRICE DISPERSION DURING THE U.S. GREAT INFLATION

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Oxford University Press

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The Quarterly journal of economics, 2018-11, Vol.133 (4), p.1933-1980

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English

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Oxford University Press

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A key policy question is: how high an inflation rate should central banks target? This depends crucially on the costs of inflation. An important concern is that high inflation will lead to inefficient price dispersion. Workhorse New Keynesian models imply that this cost of inflation is very large. An increase in steady-state inflation from 0% to 10...

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THE ELUSIVE COSTS OF INFLATION: PRICE DISPERSION DURING THE U.S. GREAT INFLATION

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TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1093_qje_qjy017

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1093_qje_qjy017

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0033-5533

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1531-4650

DOI

10.1093/qje/qjy017

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