CURRENT CONTROVERSIES IN MACROECONOMICS: An Intermediate Text - Hardcover

Vane, Howard R.; Thompson, John L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1852780894 ISBN 13: 9781852780890

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 1992

Synopsis

This book provides a concise yet rigorous discussion of the main issues in modern macroeconomics. In particular, it examines the controversy over the role and conduct of macroeconomic stabilization policy.

While the book is written in such a way as to allow students to read individual chapters in isolation, according to their interests and needs, the book follows a structured direction. After providing a review of mainstream macro-models and the chief areas of controversy between Keynesian, Monetarist and New Classical approaches to stabilization policy, subsequent chapters focus on selected key controversies: the balance of payments and exchange rates; inflation and unemployment; money and economic activity; fiscal policy and aggregate demand; and business cycles.

The approach adopted by the authors make this book highly responsive to teaching and student needs. This authoritative state-of-the-art survey of modern macroeconomics will be essential reading for intermediate level courses in macroeconomics.

About this title

About the Author

Howard R. Vane, Emeritus Professor of Economics, Liverpool Business School and John L. Thompson, Reader in Finance, Liverpool John Moores University, UK

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1852780894
• ISBN 13: 9781852780890
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160