Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7388549 | Review of Financial Economics | 2015 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Our theoretical discussion provides a dynamic interpretation of the shifting nature of labor markets, with the objective of pointing the way for future research while highlighting crucial differences in possible interpretations that could fuel debate, both inside and outside the Fed, over how the Fed should manage its dual mandate. The dynamic changes being seen in US labor markets all suggest that the effectiveness of monetary policy to encourage full employment may be vastly overstated. If this interpretation is correct, the Fed may need to reconsider how to manage its dual mandate and react less aggressively to perceived labor slack that may be due to longer-term structural shifts over which the Fed has no influence.
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Authors
Bluford H. Putnam, Samantha Azzarello,