shocks contributed to the stagflation of the 1970s. Understanding what went wrong in the 1970s is the key to learning from … related to the oil market played a major role in causing both the major oil price increases of the 1970s and stagflation in … monetary policy makers, causing stagflation in the process. This paper reviews the evidence for these two main explanations …

The origins of stagflation and the possibility of its recurrence continue to be an important concern among policymakers … and in the popular press. It is common to associate the origins of the Great Stagflation of the 1970s with the two major … of the causal mechanism generating stagflation as is often thought. We provide a model that can explain the bulk of …

Increases in oil prices have been held responsible for recessions, periods of excessive inflation, reduced productivity … none of the more recent oil price shocks has been associated with stagflation in the US economy, a major reason for the … stagflation of the 1970s. We show that this is not the case. …

, inflation expectations would have remained anchored and the stagflation of the 1970s would have been avoided. Indeed, we find …

the outbreak of stagflation. We examine alternative hypotheses with a New Keynesian model of aggregate demand and …

We analyze temporary trade barriers (TTB) in Canada in 1989-2009. We find that, despite the retreat in TTB stocks in …

The paper provides SVAR estimates for four open economies: the UK, Canada, Sweden and Denmark, making explicit a … another: monetary union appears easy to recommend for Sweden and Denmark, much less so for Canada and the UK. …

that have relatively similar backgrounds and tax systems: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK, and the US. The first …