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Debt dynamics and the r minus g arithmetic, sustainability tests, fiscal multipliers, optimal debt, monetary-fiscal interaction and the fiscal theory of the price level, the euro-area crisis, fiscal rules including the Swiss debt brake, and the decade after 2020. Eight lessons with flashcards and references.
8 lessons · by @econcortex · updated Sep 23, 2026
Why the target is 2 percent, what it means for expectations to be anchored, how expectations are measured, why the Phillips curve flattened and then steepened, what credibility buys in a disinflation, how central banks talk, and what 2021–2023 tested. Eight lessons with sources and flashcards.
8 lessons · by @econcortex · updated Sep 22, 2026
From Taylor's 1993 rule to the natural rate of interest and the question every central-bank watcher asks: is policy tight or loose? Eight lessons with the original sources, the equations, and flashcards.
8 lessons · by @econcortex · updated Sep 22, 2026
What central banks did when the policy rate hit zero: forward guidance, asset purchases, negative rates, yield curve control, and the long exit. Eight lessons with the evidence, the mechanics of the balance sheet, and flashcards.
8 lessons · by @econcortex · updated Sep 22, 2026
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