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AMMAN — Winners of Al Hussein Awards for Creativity and Excellence were honoured by Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) Governor Adel Sharkas during a ceremony held in Amman on Tuesday. Adel Sharkas, who also chairs the board of directors of the King Hussein Fund for Creativity and Excellence, awarded the winners of the second edition of economic research for the year 2022. 

<p><span>Policymakers and researchers have begun reassessing certain features of the economy and monetary policy in light of recent experience. After several decades in which supply was highly elastic and inflation was low and relatively stable, a series of supply shocks associated with the pandemic and Russias war against Ukraine have contributed to high inflation, in combination with a very rapid recovery in demand. The experience with the pandemic and the war highlights the challe...

The paper estimates a slew of augmented Taylor rule specifications using call and treasury bill rates. After accounting for break points, we calculate the output gap based on a single-index dynamic factor extracted from monthly high-frequency indicators that are representative of broad sectoral activity. In our study, we found that interest rates in India are mostly in line

Many people still blame today’s inflation on snags in globe-spanning supply chains. The chief proposed solution is to dismantle decades of globalization and bring production home. Some are also pushing

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

Increase In Core Inflation Wont Be Transitory Bad Timing For decades the Federal Reserve anticipated inflation whenever the Unemployment Rate fell to a low level. In 9 of the last 10 recessions since 1954 the Fed hiked the federal funds rate over a period of time until they went too far. The Unemployment Rate subsequently jumped as the economy entered a recession causing the Fed to slash the federal funds rate. This pattern is consistent especially with benefit of hindsight. The one exception...

We find ourselves in a situation where is there an output gap but it is nowhere near as large as it would be implied if it were bernama recession. i want to talk this morning about what comes next and in terms of two big questions. firstly, as we experience a rapid bounce back, what conclusions can we draw on the temporary nature of the causes of higher inflation? the second one, which is equally important but doesnt get as much attention at the moment is when the bounce is done, what sort of ec...

The Federal Reserves New Framework And Outcome-Based Forward Guidance, Vice Chair Richard H. Clarida, At "SOMC: The Federal Reserve’s New Policy Framework" A Forum Sponsored By The Manhattan Institutes Shadow Open Market Committee, New York, New York (Via Webcast) The Federal Reserves New Framework And Outcome-Based Forward Guidance, Vice Chair Richard H. Clarida, At "SOMC: The Federal Reserve’s New Policy Framework" A Forum Sponsored By The Manhattan Institutes Shadow Open Market Com...

The events of 2020 and so far in 2021 have provided quite a shock to the economic system. Let us call it what it has been which is a depression. It may for some be a speeded up one but others such as Italy and especially Greece had never really recovered from the credit crunch one so it is another feature in their lost decade. The policy response and the hoped for bounce back pose a lot of questions? Today I intend to look at the inflation issue. Where Does It Come From? Both versions of econom...