Milton Friedman’s “long and variable lag,” explained
If you’ve been tuning in for one of 2023’s hottest shows — Federal Reserve press briefings — you may have noticed an oft-repeated phrase on the Fed chair’s lips: “long and variable lag.” “It’s sort of standard thinking that monetary policy affects economic activity with long and variable lags,”…
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