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Joe Gagnon on *25 Years of Excess Unemployment* and the Phillips Curve Debate
Joe Gagnon on *25 Years of Excess Unemployment* and the Phillips Curve Debate
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54 minutes
Released:
Dec 12, 2022
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Joe Gagnon is a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and was formerly a senior staffer at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Joe is also a returning guest to the podcast, and he rejoins Macro Musings to take a look back on the past few years and to discuss his new paper on excess unemployment over the past 25 years. Specifically, David and Joe also discuss the movement of the natural rate of unemployment over time, alternative explanations for the flattening of the Phillips curve, policy implications for the Fed moving forward, and more. Transcript for the episode can be found here. Support the podcast by making a donation during this holiday season! Joe’s PIIE profile Joe’s Twitter: @GagnonMacro David’s Twitter: @DavidBeckworth Follow us on Twitter: @Macro_Musings Click here for the latest Macro Musings episodes sent straight to your inbox! Check out our new Macro Musings merch here! Related Links: *25 Years of Excess Unemployment in Advanced Economies: Lessons for Monetary Policy* by Joseph Gagnon and Madi Sarsenbayev *The Slope of the Phillips Curve: Evidence form U.S. States* by Jonathon Hazell, Juan Herreno, Emi Nakamura, and Jon Steinsson *The Macroeconomics of Low Inflation* by George Akerlof, William Dickens, and George Perry *Measuring Monetary Policy: the NGDP Gap* by David Beckworth
Released:
Dec 12, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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