Beschreibung:
This analysis of macroeconomic policy, originally published in 1989, argues that key government objectives, such as reduced inflation, decreased unemployment and an adequate level of national saving can be achieved only by employing both monetary and fiscal policies, in conjunction with supply-side policies expressly designed to improve the workings of the labour market.
Part 1: Theory 1. A New Keynesian Framework For Macroeconomic Policy 2. The Linkages Between Financial Weapons and Financial Targets: A Comparative Static Analysis 3. The Dynamics of Price Stabilization 4. Wealth Targets, Stock Instability and Macroeconomic Policy Part 2: Application 5. A Stock-Flow Model with Model-Consistent or Adaptive Expectations 6. Macroeconomic Policy Rule for Economic Stabilization 7. Counterfactual Simulation With Forward-Looking Expectations 8. A Simulation of the Cost-Push Economy 9. The Controlled Economy with Reformed Wages Part 3: Method 10. The Drivation and Use of a Linear Model 11. The Design of Economic Policy Rules Part 4: Conclusion 12. Summary of Results and Conclusions