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Economic Commentary

Price Stability and the Swedish Monetary Experiment

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During the last two decades, the consumer price index has more than tripled. This article examines the feasibility and appropriateness of establishing a direct, price-index target as the primary objective of U.S. monetary policy, and notes the results of the Swedish Riksbank’s experiment with such an approach during the 1930s.

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Black, Susan A., and William T. Gavin. 1990. “Price Stability and the Swedish Monetary Experiment.” Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Economic Commentary 12/15/1990.

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