Revisiting the Phillips Curve

Revisiting the Phillips Curve

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Episode Notes: Revisiting the Phillips Curve
  • Introduction:
    • Overview of today's topic: The Phillips Curve.
    • What it is: A model depicting the relationship between inflation and unemployment.
  • Historical Perspective:
    • Traditional View: An inverse relationship between inflation and unemployment. One rises as the other falls.
  • Revolutionizing the Understanding:
    • New Research: A dive into spectral analysis to examine this relationship on various time frequencies.
    • Findings:
      • Long run: High inflation correlates with high unemployment, defying traditional views.
      • Intermediate run: High inflation tends to be a consequence of low unemployment.
      • Evolution Over Time:  ... 
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