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Monetary policy operates with long and variable lags, so attempts to fine-tune the economy make things worse.

Drawn from what Scott Sumner said, then moved away from

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What Scott Sumner actually said

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    Scott Sumner 6 Sept 2010 · held 1 day

    In the 1970s I thought monetary policy operated with long and variable lags, and thus fine-tuning would make things worse.

    A few of my mistakesthemoneyillusion.com

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