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Nature degradation and price stability: implications and research questions for monetary policy

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  • Waaifoort, Maria
  • Almeida, Elena

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Nature degradation can negatively affect output, investment, employment, consumption and trade, with potential implications for price stability. This policy brief examines how nature degradation affects key macroeconomic indicators, with a focus on deforestation. It argues that central banks should consider the impacts of nature degradation alongside climate-related factors in monetary policy.

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  • Waaifoort, Maria & Almeida, Elena, 2025. "Nature degradation and price stability: implications and research questions for monetary policy," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 129329, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
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    • F3 - International Economics - - International Finance
    • G3 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance
    • R14 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Land Use Patterns
    • J01 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics: General

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