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Is economists' favorite tool to crush inflation broken?

Sep 8, 2023 · 23m
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  • The Phillips Curve assumes an inflation-unemployment tradeoff, but recent inflation decline has occurred without significant job losses
  • Concept originated in the 1940s with electrical engineer-turned-economist Bill Phillips who sought underlying economic forces
  • Episode examines why this long-standing economic model may be broken and questions universal truths in macroeconomics

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