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Economic Commentary

Stable Inflation Fosters Sound Economic Decisions

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How should monetary policy use its control over money and prices to influence employment and output? Under a policy to stabilize inflation, people can more easily make sound production and consumption decisions, and economic activity will tend to vary appropriately with changes in productive opportunities.

05.01.1988EC 5/1/1988

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Hoehn, James. 1988. “Stable Inflation Fosters Sound Economic Decisions.” Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Economic Commentary 5/1/1988.

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