Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: This article explores the similarities, differences, and implications from the 1970s-1980s experience for the macroeconomic dynamic that may arise from the 2008 price spike and subsequent recession. Role of monetary policy (deviations from Taylor rule) is assessed. This is an argument that has not been too prominent in public discourse about causes of the financial crisis or the policies undertaken to restore stability to financial markets and avoid an even deeper downturn than occurred. The “misery index” is compared across the past and recent macroeconomic events. Effects on agriculture of exchange rates are reviewed, effects dependent on currency values and interest rates that can change quickly and in unexpected ways.
Author: David Orden
Institutions: International Food Policy Research Institute, Virginia Tech
Language: English
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2147342737