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Today's inflation and the Great Inflation of the 1970s


Today's inflation and the Great Inflation of the 1970s - CEPR

A new CEPR Policy Insight argues that over the medium term, as recent shocks unwind, inflation is expected to ease back towards targets.

The Great Inflation | Federal Reserve History

The Great Inflation was the defining macroeconomic period of the second half of the twentieth century. Lasting from 1965 to 1982, it led economists to rethink ...

Why Today's Inflation is Not a Repeat of the 1970s

From 1970-1981, the average inflation rate in the United States was nearly 8% per year. In that period there were four recessions, with the ...

How Did It Happen?: The Great Inflation of the 1970s and Lessons ...

How Did It Happen?: The Great Inflation of the 1970s and Lessons for Today ... Abstract: The pickup in the U.S. inflation rate to its highest ...

How the Great Inflation of the 1970s Happened - Investopedia

The Great Inflation was blamed on oil prices, currency speculators, greedy businessmen, and avaricious union leaders.

Is Inflation Today As Bad As Late 1970s? : r/AskEconomics - Reddit

That's 34 years of inflation higher than today. It peaked at 13.5% in 1980 - 4x what it is today. Mortgage rates today are lower than anytime in ...

The Great Inflation, comparing today's economy to the 1970's - SDPB

The comparison of the current US economy with that of the 1970s is valid because an aggregate-supply shock instigated each inflationary experience.

The Anatomy of Double-Digit Inflation in the 1970s

For the most part, this section is an overly terse sum- mary of a recent book of mine on the Great Stagflation of the mid-1970s ... current market rate.11 ...

Think Inflation Is Bad Now? Let's Take A Step Back To The 1970s

Prices are jumping as the economy rebounds from the pandemic, but the Biden Administration and the Federal Reserve say a return to ...

Lessons from America's Great Inflation of the 1970s and Their ...

During the Great Inflation, the US economy saw a 14-percent inflation rate that many economists attribute to expansionary fiscal and monetary policy.

The Parallels Between Today's Economic Climate and The Great ...

Sustained global inflationary pressures are sparking worry that a repeat of the great inflation of the 1970s is a possibility.

Why Today's Inflation Differs From The 1970s - Russell Investments

What's been most incredible about the pandemic is not that it caused the deepest recession since the Great Depression, but the speed at which ...

Inflation's second wave: Are we really watching a 70s rerun? | ING

Inflation: The 1970s versus today ... Rewind 50 years and not only did inflation fail to return to prior lows in either the US or the UK after the ...

Historical Parallels to Today's Inflationary Episode - The White House

This occurred in 1946–48, 1950–51, 1969–71, 1973–82, and 2008. We first present a high-level overview of each of the previous six inflationary ...

The Great Inflation of the 1970s and Lessons for Today

The Great Inflation of the 1970s and Lessons for Today. Edward Nelson*. Federal Reserve Board. May 24, 2022. Abstract. The pickup in the U.S. inflation rate ...

Inflation then (1979-85) and now (2020-23): Why it is easier to fight ...

The evidence of oil prices (Figure 5) suggests two things. First when comparing the 1970-80 period to today it is striking to find how large the ...

Time Period: The Great Inflation | Federal Reserve History

The Great Inflation was the defining macroeconomic period of the second half of the twentieth century. Lasting from 1965 to 1982.

What the Inflation of the 1970s Can Teach Us Today | WSJ - YouTube

Recently, the U.S. inflation rate reached a 13-year high, triggering a debate about whether the country is entering an inflationary period ...

The Great Inflation of the Seventies: What Really Happened?

The Great Inflation of the Seventies: What Really Happened? Edward Nelson*. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. January 2004. Abstract. This paper revisits the ...

Opinion | Inflation Isn't Going to Bring Back the 1970s

Inflation over the past 12 months exceeded 8 percent, a level that evokes memories of America's Great Inflation of the 1960s and '70s. From the ...


The Great Inflation and Its Aftermath

Book by Robert J. Samuelson

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Book by Friedrich Hayek

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