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How an equation could help keep inflation low and jobs high

The Federal Reserve meets regularly and sets a target interest rate to keep inflation low and jobs high. But what if an equation could do all the work — and even do a better job?

Darian Woods and Mary Childs from NPR’s daily economics podcast, The Indicator, explain The Taylor Rule.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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