Why a soft landing is so hard
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Imagine trying to land a jet on the deck of an aircraft carrier in the middle of a raging storm. That’s how Chicago Booth’s Raghuram Rajan describes the main task this year for the US Federal Reserve as it attempts a soft landing for the US economy. Is it doable? This episode of the Chicago Booth Review podcast features the second of our two conversations with Rajan about his recent book, Monetary Policy and Its Unintended Consequences.
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