Pre-emptive war on inflation is error

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Frank and Denie Weil Director of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government

Charles W. Eliot University Professor

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Pre-emptive war on inflation is error. Lawrence Summers, October 7, 2015, Video. "In an interview on October 7, 2015, Summers told BloombergTV that 'a pre-emptive war against inflation now would be a serious policy error.'" Link

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