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Demographics, redistribution, and optimal inflation

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May 30, 2012. \"Demographics, Redistribution, and Optimal Inflation,\" with Carlos Garriga and Christopher J. Waller. Presented by Christopher Waller at the 2012 BOJ-IMES Conference Demographic Changes and Macroeconomic Performance.

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  • James B. Bullard & Carlos Garriga & Christopher J. Waller, 2012. "Demographics, redistribution, and optimal inflation," Speech 200, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
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    Keywords

    Monetary policy; Inflation (Finance); Deflation (Finance); Banks and banking; Central;
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    JEL classification:

    • E4 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates
    • E5 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit
    • D7 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making

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