Macroeconomic Theory and Policy

Download or read book Macroeconomic Theory and Policy written by Richard G. Lipsey and published by Cheltenham, UK : E. Elgar Pub.. This book was released on 1997 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An autobiographical introduction is followed by 20 essays which consider the Phillips Curve, wage rates and profits; the various theories of the causes of inflation, exploring issues such as the depreciation of money, monetarism, and cost-push versus demand-pull inflation; anti-inflation policies, focusing on incomes policies, trade credit and monetary policy and wage-price controls; an evaluation of Keynesian microeconomics, as well as inflation and the national income model; and supply-side economics. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR