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    The ideological origins of some numbers in economics

    An inflation target of 2 per cent, a fiscal deficit target of 3 per cent and a public debt to GDP ratio of 60 per cent were all numbers plucked out of thin air 

    Sashi Sivramkrishna
    August 12, 2021 / 08:44 IST
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