What is a nominal anchor for the economy and what is the advantage of using a nominal

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What is a nominal anchor for the economy and what is the advantage of using a nominal anchor in choosing a target variable to be fixed by a policy instrument? Explain why a nominal GDP growth rate rule and a Taylor Rule that places equal weight on inflation and output growth each has a nominal anchor. Finally, compare a Taylor Rule that places equal weight on inflation and output growth with one that places equal weight on inflation and the output ratio.
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Macroeconomics

ISBN: 978-0138014919

12th edition

Authors: Robert J Gordon

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