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Which Policies Did Milton Friedman Recommend For Inflation Control?
2025-08-31 06:40:28
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Gracie
2025-09-02 12:00:38
I get a little giddy whenever someone brings up inflation because Milton Friedman’s take is so clean and provocative. He boiled it down to a simple principle: inflation is 'always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon.' Practically, that meant he wanted central banks to stop letting the money supply grow too fast. His big prescription was a steady rule for money growth—often called the k-percent rule—where the central bank increases the money supply at a constant, predictable rate tied to the economy’s long-run output growth.
Beyond that technical bit, Friedman pushed for central bank discipline: limit discretionary meddling, aim for price stability, and avoid short-term political objectives that let governments run big deficits. He also opposed wage and price controls as false fixes and argued that sometimes you need a tighter monetary policy even if it causes short-term pain like higher unemployment, because letting inflation expectations become entrenched makes things worse later.
I think his ideas still spark debate today: some prefer flexible rules like nominal GDP targeting, but Friedman's insistence on predictable money growth and fiscal prudence really reshaped how we think about taming inflation—and it’s why I keep a copy of 'The Monetarist View' in my mental bookshelf whenever someone claims inflation can be solved by one-off controls.
Beyond that technical bit, Friedman pushed for central bank discipline: limit discretionary meddling, aim for price stability, and avoid short-term political objectives that let governments run big deficits. He also opposed wage and price controls as false fixes and argued that sometimes you need a tighter monetary policy even if it causes short-term pain like higher unemployment, because letting inflation expectations become entrenched makes things worse later.
I think his ideas still spark debate today: some prefer flexible rules like nominal GDP targeting, but Friedman's insistence on predictable money growth and fiscal prudence really reshaped how we think about taming inflation—and it’s why I keep a copy of 'The Monetarist View' in my mental bookshelf whenever someone claims inflation can be solved by one-off controls.
Ulysses
2025-09-03 14:29:36
If someone asks me for the shortest summary I give them three bullet ideas, casually: tighten money, make the central bank follow a rule, and stop fiscal policies that need inflation to hide deficits. Friedman insisted inflation comes from too much money growth, so curb that growth—he preferred a steady k-percent rule. He was skeptical of price or wage controls and believed short-term pain from tight policy was preferable to long-term runaway inflation. Personally, I like that it forces a debate about expectations: once people expect stable prices, inflation is easier to keep down, and that practical mental shift is often overlooked.
Helena
2025-09-04 16:29:11
When I teach friends the basics over coffee, I break Friedman's recommendations into three linked moves and a mindset shift. First, control money growth: Friedman famously argued for a fixed-rate increase in the money supply (the k-percent rule) to avoid surprise inflation. Second, institutionalize that discipline: make central banks less prone to ad-hoc, politically driven expansions—predictability and restraint are vital. Third, pursue fiscal responsibility so governments aren’t continually forcing monetary expansion to cover deficits.
The mindset shift is crucial: he reframed inflation as monetary, not purely a supply shock or bargaining issue. That’s why he rejected wage and price controls—those are stopgaps that distort markets without solving the underlying monetary imbalance. He accepted the painful short-term adjustment if it broke inflationary expectations, pointing to the long-run neutrality of money and the natural rate of unemployment. If you want examples, look at how his ideas influenced later policymakers who prioritized disinflation even at short-term cost; it’s messy in practice, but conceptually tight, and I often use it to caution people about band-aid policies.
The mindset shift is crucial: he reframed inflation as monetary, not purely a supply shock or bargaining issue. That’s why he rejected wage and price controls—those are stopgaps that distort markets without solving the underlying monetary imbalance. He accepted the painful short-term adjustment if it broke inflationary expectations, pointing to the long-run neutrality of money and the natural rate of unemployment. If you want examples, look at how his ideas influenced later policymakers who prioritized disinflation even at short-term cost; it’s messy in practice, but conceptually tight, and I often use it to caution people about band-aid policies.
Owen
2025-09-06 15:47:31
I’ll say it plainly: Friedman wanted the money supply under control. For him the core toolkit was a predictable rule for central banks—don’t keep pumping money unexpectedly; set a steady growth rate so people stop expecting prices to keep rising. He argued that inflation comes from too much money chasing too few goods, so the cure is monetary restraint, not price controls.
He also wanted governments to stop running big deficits that force central banks to monetize debt, and he disliked wage/price controls because they mask the real problem. Friedman knew the short run can be ugly—unemployment can rise when you tighten money—but he believed cleaning up expectations and sticking to rules prevents worse long-term inflation. Historical moments like the 1970s stagflation show why his critics and supporters keep arguing, but I find his clarity refreshing whenever policy debates get fuzzy.
He also wanted governments to stop running big deficits that force central banks to monetize debt, and he disliked wage/price controls because they mask the real problem. Friedman knew the short run can be ugly—unemployment can rise when you tighten money—but he believed cleaning up expectations and sticking to rules prevents worse long-term inflation. Historical moments like the 1970s stagflation show why his critics and supporters keep arguing, but I find his clarity refreshing whenever policy debates get fuzzy.
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