Guiding Monetary Policy during a Productivity Boom

2026

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1) This paper examines the Federal Reserve's 1990s monetary policy decisions during a productivity boom, offering insights relevant to today's AI-driven economic landscape.
2) * Explores how technological advances in the 1990s expanded the U.S. economy's productive capacity, allowing for growth without triggering high inflation.
* Details how Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's views on productivity influenced the decision to hold interest rates steady in 1996, despite calls for tightening.
* Discusses the potential relevance of the 1990s experience for guiding monetary policy in the face of current AI advancements.
3) Monetary Policy, Productivity Boom, Federal Reserve, 1990s Economy, Artificial Intelligence

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