Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- 1 Introduction: Is Macroeconomics Useful?
- 2 Trends and Cycles, Shocks and Stability
- 3 Determinants of Aggregate Spending and Saving
- 4 Production Functions and Growth Accounting
- 5 The Macroeconomics of “the” Labor Market
- 6 Understanding US Inflation Dynamics
- 7 What Does Monetary Policy Do?
- 8 What Does Fiscal Policy Do?
- 9 Conclusion: Is (Macro)economics Useful?
- Appendix A Measuring Prices
- Appendix B Measuring Output
- Appendix C Measuring Employment
- Appendix D Seasonal Adjustment in a (Very Small) Nutshell
- Appendix E Other Odds and Ends
- Bibliography
- Index
6 - Understanding US Inflation Dynamics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 March 2024
- Frontmatter
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- 1 Introduction: Is Macroeconomics Useful?
- 2 Trends and Cycles, Shocks and Stability
- 3 Determinants of Aggregate Spending and Saving
- 4 Production Functions and Growth Accounting
- 5 The Macroeconomics of “the” Labor Market
- 6 Understanding US Inflation Dynamics
- 7 What Does Monetary Policy Do?
- 8 What Does Fiscal Policy Do?
- 9 Conclusion: Is (Macro)economics Useful?
- Appendix A Measuring Prices
- Appendix B Measuring Output
- Appendix C Measuring Employment
- Appendix D Seasonal Adjustment in a (Very Small) Nutshell
- Appendix E Other Odds and Ends
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
A simple empirical model describing how U.S. inflation dynamics have evolved over the post-WWII period is constructed; the results are used to evaluate various interpretations and theories of the inflation process. Changes in the slope of the price Phillips curve and the relative stability of the wage Phillips curve are documented. Macro and micro evidence for the empirical role of inflation expectations in the inflation process is critiqued. The chapter also discusses supply shocks and whether there was "missing disinflation" after the 2007-2009 recession. Finally, empirical measures of aggregate price-cost margins are compared.
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- A Practical Guide to Macroeconomics , pp. 146 - 192Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024