Raising interest rates was the wrong medicine

Yeva Nersisyan and L. Randall Wray

Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management, 2023, vol. 36, issue 2, 253-266

Abstract: Purpose - In this paper, the authors examine the causes of 2021–2023 inflation and evaluate whether raising interest rates is the right solution. Design/methodology/approach - The authors evaluate both the macroeconomic (too much demand) and microeconomic (monopoly pricing and supply chains) explanations for the causes of inflation. Findings - The authors argue that the spike in inflation is due to disrupted supply chains and corporations taking advantage of the situation to raise their prices. The aggregate demand stimulus from fiscal policy had all but played out by the time inflation arose, making it an unlikely cause of said inflation. Originality/value - The authors' paper demonstrates that raising interest rates is the wrong solution to tackling the problem of inflation, especially since it's coming from the supply side.

Keywords: Inflation; Monetary policy; Interest rates (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1108/JPBAFM-10-2023-0173

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