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Copyright 2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies17-1
Classical Economics and KeynesCauses of Macro InstabilityDoes the Economy Self-Correct?Rules or DiscretionRationale for a Monetary RuleSummary of Alternative ViewsLast Word
Key Terms
End Show
17Disputes Over Macro Theory and Policy
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Classical Economics and KeynesCauses of Macro InstabilityDoes the Economy Self-Correct?Rules or DiscretionRationale for a Monetary RuleSummary of Alternative ViewsLast Word
Key Terms
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Chapter Objectives• Differences Between Historical
Keynesian and Classical Macro Perspectives
• Alternative Perspectives on the Causes of Macroeconomic Instability – Alternative Theory Viewpoints
• Equation of Exchange and Monetarism
• New Classical Economics – Self-Correction and Shocks
• Debate over “Rules” and “Discretion” in Conducting Stabilization Policy
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Classical Economics and Keynes
• The Classical View–Vertical Aggregate Supply
Curve
–Stable Aggregate Demand
• Keynesian View–Horizontal Aggregate
Supply to Full Employment
–Unstable Aggregate Demand
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Classical Economics and Keynes
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Real Domestic Output Real Domestic Output
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Causes of Macro Instability
• Mainstream View
–Changes in Investment
Spending
Ca + Ig + Xn + G = GDP
–Adverse Aggregate
Supply Shocks
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Causes of Macro Instability
• Monetarist View–Equation of Exchange
MV = PQ
–Velocity
–Stable Velocity
–Monetary Causes of Instability
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O 17.2
W 17.1
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Causes of Macro Instability• Real-Business-Cycle View
–Real-Business-Cycle Theory
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P1
Real Domestic Output
Q2 Q1
AD1
AD2
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Causes of Macro Instability
• Coordination Failures
–Unemployment
Equilibrium
–Inflation Equilibrium
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Does the Economy Self-Correct?
• New Classical View of Self-Correction–Rational Expectations
Theory–New Classical Economics–Speed of Adjustment–Unanticipated Price-Level
Changes• Price-Level Surprises
–Fully Anticipated Price-Level Changes
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G 17.1
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Does the Economy Self-Correct?New Classical View of Self-Correction
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AD1
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AS2ASLR
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P1
P2
P3
Real Domestic Output
Q1 Q2
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Does the Economy Self-Correct?New Classical View of Self-Correction
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Does the Economy Self-Correct?
• Mainstream View of Self-Correction–Downward Wage
Inflexibility –Efficiency Wage Theory
• Greater Work Effort• Lower Supervision Costs• Reduced Job Turnover
• Insider-Outsider Relationships–Insider-Outsider Theory
O 17.4
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Classical Economics and KeynesCauses of Macro InstabilityDoes the Economy Self-Correct?Rules or DiscretionRationale for a Monetary RuleSummary of Alternative ViewsLast Word
Key Terms
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Rationale for Monetary Rule
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P1
Real Domestic Output, GDPQ1 Q2
P2
ASLR1 ASLR2
AD1
AD2
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Summary of Alternative Views
• Mainstream Macroeconomics (Keynesian)
• New Classical Economics–Monetarism–Rational Expectations
Theory
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The Taylor Rule: Could a Robot Replace Ben Bernanke
• John Taylor Call for a New Monetarist Rule to Institutionalize Appropriate Fed Policy
• Rules Reflect Passive Monetary Policy• Discretion Reflects Active Monetary
Policy• Taylor Suggests the Fed Explain Why
They Deviate from the Rule Removing the Mystery of Fed Actions
• Process Would Increase Fed Credibility and Reduce Uncertainty
Last
Word
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Classical Economics and KeynesCauses of Macro InstabilityDoes the Economy Self-Correct?Rules or DiscretionRationale for a Monetary RuleSummary of Alternative ViewsLast Word