The Debate Over Stabilization Policy (Paperback)

This 1986 book examines some of the main issues that have characterized macroeconomics: the debate between 'monetarists' and 'Keynesians'; the response to demand shocks and supply shocks, by which the monetary authorities control aggregrate nominal income and the use and relevance of the money supply as a target; and the consumption function and the determinants of wealth. It shows that Keynesian stabilization policies succeeded in reducing instability due to demand shocks dramatically, but that no aggregrate demand policy can stabilize both price and employment simultaneously after a supply shock. However, by assigning an overall 'social cost' to (excess) unemployment and (initially) unexpected inflation, an optimism path can be derived. In looking at the consumption function and determinants of wealth the empirical evidence is shown to be most consistent with the life-cycle hypothesis. A concluding section is devoted to the impact on private and national society of the 'social security revolution'.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Raffaele Mattioli Lectures
Release date:	March 2011
First published:	2011
Authors:	Franco Modigliani
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	292
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-18970-5
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Macroeconomics > General Promotions
LSN:	0-521-18970-5
Barcode:	9780521189705

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