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Jaroslav Borovička: Think About the Long-Term Outlook

16 August, 2022

How are monetary and fiscal policy able to address the challenges presented by the events of recent years, such as COVID-19, war on Ukraine, or increase in energy prices? In Talking Economics, Katarína Stehlíková and Jaroslav Borovička give us a macroeconomic look at the current economy.

“One good thing to remember about both monetary and fiscal policy is that both are long-term games. When the central bank applies a policy, it builds reputation. Reputation is important for a stable environment and credible policies. The same thing is true about fiscal policy. Stable environment on the fiscal side is equally important for investments decisions, for example, in regards to the energy crisis. So, don’t get lost in the day-to-day changes and think about the long-term outlook,” says Jaroslav.

Jaroslav Borovička is a CERGE-EI MA in Economics alumnus. He holds a PhD degree from the University of Chicago and works as an Associate Professor at the Department of Economics, New York University in the United States.

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