Michael Woodford
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Michael Woodford is an influential American economist best known for his work on monetary theory and policy within the New Keynesian framework, particularly through his seminal book "Interest and Prices."
All labels observed (1)
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| Michael Woodford canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T414879 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Woodford Context triple: [New Keynesian economics, associatedWithEconomist, Michael Woodford]
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A.
Michael Rogers
Michael Rogers is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts, rather than referring to one singular widely recognized figure.
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B.
James Stock
James Stock is an American economist known for his influential work in macroeconometrics and for coining the term "Great Moderation" to describe the period of reduced economic volatility in the late 20th century.
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C.
Sam Wheeler
Sam Wheeler is the father of Ted Wheeler, the mayor of Portland, Oregon.
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D.
John Hudson
John Hudson was one of the sons of the English explorer Henry Hudson, who is believed to have accompanied his father on his final, ill-fated voyage in search of a Northwest Passage.
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E.
Andrew Lawson
Andrew Lawson was a pioneering early 20th-century geologist best known for his foundational work on California’s geology and seismic activity, including identifying the San Andreas Fault.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Woodford Target entity description: Michael Woodford is an influential American economist best known for his work on monetary theory and policy within the New Keynesian framework, particularly through his seminal book "Interest and Prices."
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A.
Michael Rogers
Michael Rogers is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts, rather than referring to one singular widely recognized figure.
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B.
James Stock
James Stock is an American economist known for his influential work in macroeconometrics and for coining the term "Great Moderation" to describe the period of reduced economic volatility in the late 20th century.
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C.
Sam Wheeler
Sam Wheeler is the father of Ted Wheeler, the mayor of Portland, Oregon.
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D.
John Hudson
John Hudson was one of the sons of the English explorer Henry Hudson, who is believed to have accompanied his father on his final, ill-fated voyage in search of a Northwest Passage.
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E.
Andrew Lawson
Andrew Lawson was a pioneering early 20th-century geologist best known for his foundational work on California’s geology and seismic activity, including identifying the San Andreas Fault.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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economist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| affiliation | Department of Economics, Columbia University ⓘ |
| awardReceived | John Bates Clark Medal committee chair (service role, not medal recipient) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Chicago
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Yale University ⓘ |
| employer | Columbia University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
New Keynesian economics
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macroeconomics ⓘ monetary economics ⓘ |
| genre | economic theory ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor |
Robert Lucas Jr.
ⓘ
surface form:
Robert E. Lucas Jr.
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| hasAcademicDiscipline |
economics
ⓘ
macroeconomic theory ⓘ monetary theory ⓘ |
| hasWrittenOn |
expectations and monetary policy
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interest rate rules ⓘ monetary policy under low interest rates ⓘ optimal monetary policy ⓘ policy communication and forward guidance ⓘ price stability ⓘ |
| influenced |
New Keynesian DSGE modeling in central banks
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central bank monetary policy frameworks ⓘ inflation targeting regimes ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
John Maynard Keynes
ⓘ
Milton Friedman ⓘ Robert Lucas Jr. ⓘ
surface form:
Robert E. Lucas Jr.
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| knownFor |
New Keynesian economics
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surface form:
New Keynesian monetary theory
analysis of inflation targeting ⓘ dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models ⓘ forward guidance in monetary policy ⓘ interest rate rules in monetary policy ⓘ microfoundations of monetary policy ⓘ work on the zero lower bound on nominal interest rates ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Economic Association ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
cashless limit in monetary economics
ⓘ
interest-rate-based monetary policy rules ⓘ monetary policy as management of expectations ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Interest and Prices
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Interest and Prices: Foundations of a Theory of Monetary Policy ⓘ |
| occupation |
economist
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university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld | John Bates Clark Professor of Political Economy at Columbia University ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Michael Woodford Description of subject: Michael Woodford is an influential American economist best known for his work on monetary theory and policy within the New Keynesian framework, particularly through his seminal book "Interest and Prices."
Referenced by (4)
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