Given the Taylor rule equation below, what should the current Federal Reserve target value be for the fed funds rate (i_ff)? You will need to look up on FRED: 1) current inflation rate, p, and 2) current GDP growth rate, y; you should also assume that: 1) the current real rate of interest, r, is 0.15% (that is, 15/100 of a percent; almost zero!); the targeted inflation rate, p*, is 2%; and the targeted GDP growth rate, y*, is 2.75%

Given the Taylor rule equation below, what should the current Federal Reserve target value be for the fed funds rate (i_ff)? You will need to look up on FRED: 1) current inflation rate, p, and 2) current GDP growth rate, y; you should also assume that: 1) the current real rate of interest, r, is 0.15% (that is, 15/100 of a percent; almost zero!); the targeted inflation rate, p, is 2%; and the targeted GDP growth rate, y, is 2.75%

Economics For Today

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Author:Tucker

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Chapter26: Monetary Policy

Section: Chapter Questions

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