Monetary Policy in the New Economy

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Tue May 2 10:05:58 PDT 2000


Mark Samborsky wrote:


>I'll be attending a conference seminar this week on "Monetary Policy in
>the New Economy." A central bank Governor and an economist will be
>presenting. I suspect that the central banker will cry the blues about
>how all of the signals on conditions have changed in the New Economy.
>
>Are there any cliches, canards or examples of wishful thinking of which an
>impressionable mind should be wary on this topic?

Keep an eye/ear out for them using "inflation" as a euphemism for "wage increases."

Doug



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