William Nordhaus coined the term “Political Business Cycle” a half-century ago. The idea was that government authorities, ...

c c Department of Economics, Emory University ... in their decision-making regarding resource allocation policy for HIV prevention. The number of studies included in this review reflects the ...

Central banks should still be able to conduct monetary policy effectively and perhaps be even nimbler in a more decentralized ...

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The Federal Reserve's two-day monetary policy discussions kicked off Tuesday and will conclude Wednesday. Here's what you ...

Interest rates have been working to slow down price rises (inflation) over the past two years, so we are able to cut interest rates again today, to 4.25%. Inflation has been close to the 2% target ...

BEIJING — China on Wednesday eased key monetary policy tools in a bid to boost its ailing economy as it struggles with the effects of weak consumption and the trade war with the United States. The ...

Economist Dr Evans Nunoo has underscored the need for the government to place greater emphasis on monetary policy as a key strategy for achieving long-term economic stability. He stated that the ...

In assessing the appropriate stance of monetary policy, the Committee will continue to monitor the implications of incoming information for the economic outlook. The Committee would be prepared to ...

The issue of using monetary policy for financial stability purposes is hotly contested. The crisis was a reminder that price stability is not sufficient for financial stability, financial crises are ...

MONETARY authorities have enough room to continue lowering interest rates given slower inflation, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said, which could help boost economic growth that is now seen as ...

We show that firms’ market power dampens the response of their output to monetary policy shocks, using firm-level data for the United States and a large cross-country firm-level dataset for 14 ...