The American Rescue Plan provided fiscal support during a strong economic rebound, raising concerns about the risk of fueling inflation. One way to assess this risk of economic overheating uses the ratio of job vacancies to unemployment, which measures labor market slack more accurately and, hence, can predict future inflation better than the unemployment rate alone.
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Climate change—including higher temperatures and more extreme weather—is already causing economic damage and is projected to have further long-lasting effects. Accounting for a persistently lower real rate increases the present discounted future costs of climate change, which is relevant for climate policy choices.
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