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Deflation: Current and Historical Perspectives (Studies in Macroeconomic History) - Softcover

Book 14 of 49: Studies in Macroeconomic History
 
9780521153560: Deflation: Current and Historical Perspectives (Studies in Macroeconomic History)

Synopsis

This collection analyses trends in deflation from the nineteenth century onwards.

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Review

Review of the hardback: 'Slow deflation was once a widely espoused policy goal in its own right, and it still has its supporters. Perhaps more important, potentially deflationary accidents are bound to happen from time to time in a world that has settled for low inflation, because not all shocks emanate from monetary policy. This volume is an indispensable source of wisdom on the variety that deflationary episodes have displayed in the past, and on the many intellectual and practical challenges that they have presented to economists. Burdekin and Siklos are to be congratulated on a collection of essays that is historically illuminating, intellectually challenging, and of current policy relevance, too.' David Laidler, University of Western Ontario, Canada

Review of the hardback: 'In this volume, a distinguished set of scholars make important contributions to monetary history and to a number of contemporary policy debates including the role, if any, asset prices should play in setting monetary policy, the use of exchange rates as nominal anchors and whether Japan has fallen into a Keynesian liquidity trap. The contributors provide strong support for inflation targeting to avoid not only high inflation, but deflation as well.' Thomas Willett, The Claremont Colleges

Book Description

Could deflation be worse than inflation? This 2004 collection explores how individuals and policymakers have responded to the phenomenon. Monetary and exchange rate regimes as well as stock market reactions are considered as an important influence upon deflationary trends. The book's coverage ranges from the nineteenth century onwards.

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