Policy Response to a Shock with Anchored Expectations
If inflation expectations are anchored following an inflationary shock, the central bank's policy response is less severe. It only needs to implement a monetary tightening sufficient to guide the economy to the new supply-side equilibrium (e.g., moving from point B to C in Figure 5.14), thereby avoiding the need for a costly recession to bring inflation back to target.
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Central Bank Response to an Inflationary Shock
An economy, initially at its long-run equilibrium, experiences a temporary supply shock that pushes inflation above the central bank's 2% target. If the public and financial markets have strong confidence in the central bank's commitment to its inflation target, what is the most likely outcome of the central bank's policy response?
Central Bank Credibility and Disinflation Costs
Match each economic event with its most likely direct impact on the distribution of national income between wages (labor's share) and profits (capital's share).