The Slanted-L Phillips Curve

Pierpaolo Benigno and Gauti Eggertsson

AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2024, vol. 114, 84-89

Abstract: A slanted-L curve is well suited to represent the nonlinearity of the celebrated Phillips curve. We show this using cross-country data of major industrialized economies since 2009, including the inflationary surge of the 2020s. At high unemployment rates, an increase in demand reduces unemployment without creating strong inflationary pressures. Meanwhile, supply shocks have a muted effect. At sufficiently low unemployment, there is a labor shortage, so that the economy is at full capacity. Then, higher demand is inflationary and supply shocks are amplified. We derive a model of a slanted-L curve.

JEL-codes: E23 E24 E31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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