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and would also be lost output without substantial disinflation benefit
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because the lost output would not come in a way that
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created lots of goods hanging over markets
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that led to declines in prices.
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The benefit, in terms of disinflation,
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of a downturn induced by the inability to make a phone call
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would be much less than the benefit of a similar loss of output
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achieved through the more standard tools of fiscal and monetary policy.
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I emphasize this last point
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because it connects with the observation
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with which I began yesterday--
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that declines in output associated with financial crisis recession,