What happened during the Great Inflation?

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Political Constraints on Monetary Policy During the Great Inflation, 10-09 final.pdf (388 KB)

Levin and Taylor have a new paper arguing that the Fed’s stop-go policies were the main cause of rising inflation during the 1970s. They argue that political factors are the most likely reason for these policies. I explore the political constraints facing the Fed in this paper.