NEELY, CHRISTOPHER J.; WALLER, CHRISTOPHER J. - In: Contemporary Economic Policy 15 (1997) 1, pp. 50-64
This paper contains a benefit-cost analysis of disinflation. The analysis measures the costs of disinflation by "sacrifice ratios"-the output lost during a disinflation-induced recession. The benefits of disinflation are from recent research that associates lower inflation with higher GDP growth...