Economists love the idea of rules for monetary and fiscal policy.
Many politicians hate them, preferring the discretion to do whatever
seems like a good idea at the time. For that reason, if no other,
economists should love Paul Ryan, an atypical politician who supports
policy rules. But there is a catch—are the rules that Ryan backs the
right ones?
Why We Like Policy Rules
Economists prefer rules to unlimited political discretion because
they improve the chance that policy will be appropriate and timely.
Some of the reasons are technical. Lags in data collection and
decision making make it hard to take monetary or fiscal policy actions
until well after a problem begins to develop.>>>Read more
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