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The confirmation hearing for Miran aired some key issues, but hardly all of them, and not the most important ones. It would be unwise to make an exception for seemingly “short-term” appointments; short-term appointments can last longer than initially anticipated.

The 2020 Fed Framework changes around full employment were appropriate and an important part of achieving the full employment recovery seen after the pandemic. Blaming it for historically unique demand- and supply-side inflationary shocks misses the mark.

ICYMI: The Past, Present, And Future Of Macroeconomic Policy Overview Employ America was founded to advance the cause of full employment. In a full employment economy, jobs are plentiful, wage growth is strong, and opportunities expand to those typically left out of the workforce. Full employment is also critical to

Overview We originally launched Employ America to confront the policy failures that plagued the decade following the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 (GFC). The failure of our policymakers to support workers and sustain aggregate demand during and following recessions had been an enduring obstacle, not just during the GFC, but

Summary The post-pandemic period was marked by global forces that raised inflation across all developed economies. Dominant explanations of inflation should be of a similarly global character. Policy discussions that reckon with counterfactuals and explainable magnitudes must go beyond nation-specific policies and dynamics. While local policies always shape inflation outcomes

The 1990s saw an extended period of full employment, high growth, and low inflation. Part of this achievement was attributable to healthcare cost control efforts undertaken by both public- and private-sector actors.