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Seeking Full Employment Again:

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We no longer pay adequate attention to reducing unemployment, argues the author. This is one key reason that wages no longer keep up with productivity growth. Monetary, fiscal, and exchange rate policy must be reoriented, he writes.

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  • Thomas Palley, 2007. "Seeking Full Employment Again:," Challenge, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 50(6), pages 14-50.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:challe:v:50:y:2007:i:6:p:14-50
    DOI: 10.2753/0577-5132500602
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