Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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966553 | Journal of Monetary Economics | 2012 | 16 Pages |
Abstract
⺠The interactions of nominal rigidities and labor market frictions are investigated. ⺠Tax instruments can implement the first best equilibrium in this environment. ⺠Monetary authorities face trade-offs when these tax instruments are unavailable. ⺠Large labor inefficiencies may call for only small deviations from price stability. ⺠Gains from deviating from price stability are larger with more volatile labor flows.
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Authors
Federico Ravenna, Carl E. Walsh,