"I continue to advocate that the Fed follow a systematic approach that keeps monetary policy focused squarely on inflation and output growth, but especially on inflation, " Plosser said.

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And the tendency for this kind of systematic error is exactly why we need an objective and predictable monetary policy like nominal GDP targeting.

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There is very little labour mobility between countries, and no systematic mechanism for fiscal transfers to countries and regions that might lose out from monetary union.

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