Over the years, the Federal Reserve Board of Governors has changed its estimate of the NAIRU. The

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Over the years, the Federal Reserve Board of Governors has changed its estimate of the NAIRU. The following table shows the board’s NAIRU estimates for selected years.

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a. Why would the Board of Governors change its estimate of the NAIRU over time?

b. Suppose that the board had simply kept its estimate fixed at 5.5 percent since 1960. What would have been the consequences for monetary policy during a period when the actual NAIRU was higher? What would have been the consequences for monetary policy during a period when the actual NAIRU was lower?

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Macroeconomics

ISBN: 9780138102494

9th Edition

Authors: Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O Brien

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