Arbeitspapier

Central banks and inflation: Where do we stand and how did we get here?

The inability of central banks to attain their target inflation rates in recent years has raised questions about the extent to which central banks can control the inflation process. This paper discusses the evolution of thought and evidence since the 1960s on the determinants of inflation and the role that should be played by central banks. The paper highlights the roles played by two streams of thought associated with Milton Friedman: Monetarist theories predicting a key role for monetary aggregates in determining inflation and the rise in popularity of the expectationsaugmented Phillips curve. We discuss influence of the latter in determining the modern consensus on central bank institutions and the relative roles for fiscal and monetary policies. We conclude with a discussion of macroeconomic developments of the past decade and current policy options to stimulate the economy and restore inflation to its target levels, including the merits of "helicopter money".

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: UCD Centre for Economic Research Working Paper Series ; No. WP21/20

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
Monetary Policy
Central Banks and Their Policies
Thema
Inflation
central banks
Phillips curve
Milton Friedman

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Whelan, Karl
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
University College Dublin, UCD School of Economics
(wo)
Dublin
(wann)
2021

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Whelan, Karl
  • University College Dublin, UCD School of Economics

Entstanden

  • 2021

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