Central bankers need to overhaul outdated thinking on labor markets

More than 80% of the world's central banks have no employment goal

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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, pictured on June 30: the Fed's shift to actively pursuing an employment goal as part of its operational objectives is welcome. © Reuters

Adam Posen is President of the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, DC.

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