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I think that over the last few decades, we have seen better economic outcomes than in the past.

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Inflation is lower and more stable and the real business cycle fluctuations are more modest.

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Thirty years ago, many economists argued that inflation was a kind of minor inconvenience and that the cost of reducing inflation was too high a price to pay. No one would make those arguments today.

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We pay some price when necessary to bring down inflation but that price is temporary and is not large relative to the permanent gain from reduced inflation.

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We are particularly poor at the open economy issues.

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First, I think the science of monetary economics has clearly gotten better.

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So just as I want pilots on the planes that I fly, when it comes to monetary policy, I want to think that there is someone with sound judgement at the controls.

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The price of imported oil in the US doubled between summer 2003 and summer 2005, reducing consumers' purchasing power by more than 1 per cent of gross domestic product.

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Homeowners who refinanced their mortgages took out cash and reduced their monthly payments at the same time. Much of the cash obtained by refinancing was spent on consumer durables, home improvements and the like.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Economist

Born: November 25th, 1939

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