Why Is Inflation So Low?

Hee Sung Kim and Juan Sanchez

The Regional Economist, 2018, vol. 26, issue 1

Abstract: The U.S. inflation rate has been below the Fed?s 2 percent inflation target since 2012. In this article, we revisit the merits of some of the most common explanations for the current low inflation rate.

Date: 2018
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