Disambiguation evidence for the "Volcker shock" in U.S. monetary policy via surface form

"Volcker shock"


As subject (49)

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Predicate Object
appliedBy Federal Reserve System
surface form: Federal Reserve
characterizedBy contraction of money growth
characterizedBy high nominal interest rates
characterizedBy high real interest rates
characterizedBy sharp interest rate hikes
country United States of America
surface form: United States
criticizedFor causing unnecessary output losses
criticizedFor disproportionate impact on blue-collar workers
criticizedFor disproportionate impact on indebted farmers
economicConsequence deep recession
economicConsequence farm sector distress
economicConsequence high unemployment
economicConsequence housing market downturn
economicConsequence increased bankruptcies
economicConsequence manufacturing sector contraction
endTime 1982
followedBy Great Moderation
inflationRateAfter low single digits by mid-1980s
inflationRateBefore above 10 percent
instanceOf disinflationary policy episode
instanceOf monetary policy event
ledBy Paul A. Volcker
surface form: Paul Volcker
longTermImpact contributed to adoption of inflation targeting abroad
longTermImpact entrenched anti-inflation norm in U.S. policy
longTermImpact influenced global central banking practice
longTermImpact strengthened central bank credibility
mainGoal reduce high inflation
mainGoal restore price stability
namedAfter Paul A. Volcker
surface form: Paul Volcker
peakFederalFundsRate around 20 percent in 1980-1981
policyFrameworkChange greater emphasis on controlling inflation
policyFrameworkChange reduced tolerance for inflation
policyFrameworkChange shift toward monetary aggregate targeting
policyInstrument federal funds rate
policyInstrument monetary aggregate targeting
policyInstrument reserve targeting
policyStance tight monetary policy
positionOfLeader Chair of the Federal Reserve
praisedFor decisively ending the Great Inflation
praisedFor restoring Federal Reserve credibility
precededBy Great Inflation
reason double-digit inflation in the late 1970s
reason entrenched inflation expectations
socialConsequence public protests against high interest rates
startTime 1979
underlyingTheory expectations-augmented Phillips curve
underlyingTheory monetarism
underlyingTheory rational expectations
unemploymentPeak about 10.8 percent in 1982