Deflation Again: The Obsession With Zero

It is amazing how economic reporters and many economists continue to be obsessed with the topic of deflation. They seem to hold the view that when inflation crosses zero and turns negative, then something happens. This is in spite of the fact that there is zero (as in none) reason to believe this would be the case in theory and zero evidence that it is the case in reality.

Yet, we once again see the NYT tell readers in a piece on the current agenda of European Central Bank (ECB) President Mar...