Monetary Policy, Inflation, and the Business Cycle
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"Monetary Policy, Inflation, and the Business Cycle" is a widely cited macroeconomics book that develops and applies New Keynesian models to analyze how monetary policy affects inflation dynamics and economic fluctuations.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Monetary Policy, Inflation, and the Business Cycle Context triple: [Jordi Galí, hasNotableWork, Monetary Policy, Inflation, and the Business Cycle]
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Monetary Policy Summary
The Monetary Policy Summary is an official document that outlines the central bank’s latest interest rate decision, economic assessment, and policy rationale following meetings of the Monetary Policy Committee.
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Economic Policy: Principles and Design
"Economic Policy: Principles and Design" is a foundational economics book by Jan Tinbergen that systematically develops the theory and methodology of designing and implementing effective economic policies.
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Federal Reserve monetary policy framework
The Federal Reserve monetary policy framework is the set of goals, principles, and tools that guide the U.S. central bank’s decisions on interest rates and money supply to promote stable prices, maximum employment, and sustainable economic growth.
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the "Volcker shock" in U.S. monetary policy
The "Volcker shock" in U.S. monetary policy refers to the dramatic interest rate hikes and tight monetary stance of the early 1980s aimed at breaking entrenched inflation, which triggered a deep recession but ultimately restored price stability and reshaped central banking practice.
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E.
American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics
American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics is a peer-reviewed academic journal focusing on research in macroeconomics, including topics such as economic growth, business cycles, monetary and fiscal policy, and international macroeconomics.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Monetary Policy, Inflation, and the Business Cycle Target entity description: "Monetary Policy, Inflation, and the Business Cycle" is a widely cited macroeconomics book that develops and applies New Keynesian models to analyze how monetary policy affects inflation dynamics and economic fluctuations.
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A.
Monetary Policy Summary
The Monetary Policy Summary is an official document that outlines the central bank’s latest interest rate decision, economic assessment, and policy rationale following meetings of the Monetary Policy Committee.
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B.
Economic Policy: Principles and Design
"Economic Policy: Principles and Design" is a foundational economics book by Jan Tinbergen that systematically develops the theory and methodology of designing and implementing effective economic policies.
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C.
Federal Reserve monetary policy framework
The Federal Reserve monetary policy framework is the set of goals, principles, and tools that guide the U.S. central bank’s decisions on interest rates and money supply to promote stable prices, maximum employment, and sustainable economic growth.
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D.
the "Volcker shock" in U.S. monetary policy
The "Volcker shock" in U.S. monetary policy refers to the dramatic interest rate hikes and tight monetary stance of the early 1980s aimed at breaking entrenched inflation, which triggered a deep recession but ultimately restored price stability and reshaped central banking practice.
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E.
American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics
American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics is a peer-reviewed academic journal focusing on research in macroeconomics, including topics such as economic growth, business cycles, monetary and fiscal policy, and international macroeconomics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
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| instanceOf |
academic monograph
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book ⓘ macroeconomics book ⓘ |
| analyzes |
effects of monetary policy on inflation
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effects of monetary policy on output ⓘ effects of monetary policy on the business cycle ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
New Keynesian macroeconomic literature
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analysis of business cycle fluctuations ⓘ analysis of inflation dynamics ⓘ analysis of monetary policy design ⓘ |
| examines |
determinacy of equilibrium under monetary policy rules
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effects of monetary shocks ⓘ optimal monetary policy ⓘ persistence of inflation ⓘ policy trade-offs between inflation and output stabilization ⓘ role of central bank credibility ⓘ role of expectations in monetary policy ⓘ time inconsistency in monetary policy ⓘ transmission mechanism of monetary policy ⓘ |
| field |
New Keynesian economics
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macroeconomics ⓘ monetary economics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
inflation targeting
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interest rate rules ⓘ monetary policy rules ⓘ nominal rigidities ⓘ price stickiness ⓘ stabilization policy ⓘ wage stickiness ⓘ |
| isUsedFor |
graduate-level macroeconomics teaching
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research in central banking ⓘ |
| isWidelyCitedIn |
macroeconomics research
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monetary policy analysis ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
New Keynesian economics
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surface form:
New Keynesian models
business cycle ⓘ economic fluctuations ⓘ inflation ⓘ inflation dynamics ⓘ monetary policy ⓘ |
| methodology |
log-linearization around steady state
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microfounded macroeconomic modeling ⓘ rational expectations ⓘ |
| usesModelType |
Calvo price-setting framework
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New Keynesian economics ⓘ
surface form:
New Keynesian Phillips curve
dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models ⓘ |
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