This paper looks at the implications of heterogeneous beliefs for inflation dynamics. Following a monetary policy shock …, inflation peaks after output, is inertial, and can be characterized by a Hybrid Phillips Curve. It presents a novel channel … through which systematic monetary policy can affect the degree of inflation persistence. It does so by altering the effective …

The paper seeks to lay out a stock-flow-based theoretical framework that provides a foundation for a general theory of … properly general theory of pricing that can be applied to any market - whether financial, real, or a real market that has been …

properly accounts for asset pricing facts. I find that the Ramsey optimal monetary policy yields an inflation rate above 3 ….5% and inflation volatility close to 1.5%. The same model calibrated to a counterfactually low equity premium implies an … optimal inflation rate close to zero and inflation volatility less than 10 basis points, consistent with much of the existing …