Monetary policy, money, and inflation

John Williams

FRBSF Economic Letter, 2012, issue july9

Abstract: Textbook monetary theory holds that increasing the money supply leads to higher inflation. However, the Federal Reserve has tripled the monetary base since 2008 without inflation surging. With interest rates at historically low levels and the economy still struggling, the normal money multiplier process has broken down and inflation pressures remain subdued. This Letter is adapted from a presentation by the president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco to the Western Economic Association International on July 2, 2012.

Keywords: Inflation (Finance); Money supply; Monetary policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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