Discussion Paper
Was the 2021-22 Rise in Inflation Equitable?
Abstract: In our previous post, we discussed how the labor market recovery—the “maximum employment” half of the Federal Reserve System’s dual mandate—featured not only a return of overall employment rates to pre-pandemic levels, but also a narrowing of racial and ethnic gaps in employment rates. In this post, we take up the second half of the dual mandate—price stability—and discuss heterogeneity in inflation rates faced by different demographic groups during the rise in inflation in 2021-22. We find that, in contrast to inequalities in employment rates, disparities in inflation rates have widened during the recent inflationary episode, with less advantaged groups experiencing more inflation.
Keywords: equitable growth; labor market; COVID-19; recession;
JEL Classification: J01; I14; E52;
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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Part of Series: Liberty Street Economics
Publication Date: 2022-06-30
Number: 20220630b