Inflation targeting voodoo
People all over expect policies by central bankers trained in economics to have a sound scientific base. But inflation targeting is an article of faith with neither theoretical nor empirical basis.
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People all over expect policies by central bankers trained in economics to have a sound scientific base. But inflation targeting is an article of faith with neither theoretical nor empirical basis.
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Focusing on budget deficits is misguided. The debt ratio, a superior measure of government's debt burden, is as dependent one conomic growth as federal borrowing. A growing economy can absorbmodestly increasing debt levels, and streamlining wasteful spendingwhile pursuing a pro-growth tax policy can simultaneously reducedebt levels and make debt more affordable.
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