TY - JOUR AU - Mishkin,Frederic S. TI - Does Stabilizing Inflation Contribute To Stabilizing Economic Activity? JF - National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series VL - No. 13970 PY - 2008 Y2 - May 2008 UR - http://www.nber.org/papers/w13970 L1 - http://www.nber.org/papers/w13970.pdf N1 - Author contact info: Frederic S. Mishkin Columbia University Graduate School of Business Uris Hall 817 3022 Broadway New York, NY 10027 Tel: 212-854-3488 Fax: 212/662-8474 E-Mail: fsm3@columbia.edu AB - This paper discusses recent economic research that demonstrates that the objectives of price stability and stabilizing economic activity are often likely to be mutually reinforcing. Thus, the answer to the title of this paper--"Does stabilizing inflation contribute to stabilizing economic activity?"--is, for the most part, yes. ER -