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provision of only a partial inflation-exclusion to assets for which it is feasible. The problem is examined in this paper by … means of a simple model of anticipated inflation, in which individuals may invest either in assets for which full or partial … inflation-exclusion is provided, or in cash, for which no loss offset is allowed. Among other issues, we shall examine the short …
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We study how the recent run-up in housing and rental prices affects the outlook for inflation in the United States …. Housing held down overall inflation in 2021. Despite record growth in private market-based measures of home prices and rents …, government measured residential services inflation was only four percent for the twelve months ending in January 2022. After …
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in inflation. Coincident with these trends has been a surge in U.S. wealth inequality, with the Gini coefficient up by 0 …, this paper differs from previous work by focusing on only the direct effects of interest rate changes and inflation on the …
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We use a detailed micro dataset on product availability to construct a direct high-frequency measure of consumer product shortages during the 2020-2021 pandemic. We document a widespread multi-fold rise in shortages in nearly all sectors early in the pandemic. Over time, the composition of...
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for inflation dynamics …
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Our current inflation stemmed from a fiscal shock. The Fed is slow to react. Why? Will the Fed's slow reaction spur … more inflation? I write a simple model that encompasses the Fed's mild projections and its slow reaction, and traditional … views that inflation will surge without swift rate rises. The key question is whether expectations are forward looking or …
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Early research on the returns to higher education treated the postsecondary system as a monolith. In reality, postsecondary education in the United States and around the world is highly differentiated, with a variety of options that differ by credential (associates degree, bachelor's degree,...
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Price surges often generate social disapproval and requests for regulation and price controls, but these interventions may cause inefficiencies and shortages. To study how individuals perceive and reason about sudden price increases for different products under different policy regimes, we...
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As the pandemic spread across the U.S., disagreement among U.S. households about inflation expectations surged along … with the mean perceived and expected level of inflation. Simultaneously, the inflation experienced by households became … between the inflation experienced by households in their daily shopping and their perceived and expected levels of inflation …
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The rise, fall, and stabilization of US inflation between 1969 and 2005 is consistent with a model of shifting policy … sector learning about policymaker type. Using model-implied inflation forecasting rules to extract state variables from the … inflation forecasts in the Survey of Professional Forecasters, we provide evidence that policy regimes without commitment …
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