Monetary Theory as a Basis for Monetary Policy

Download or read book Monetary Theory as a Basis for Monetary Policy written by A. Leijonhufvud and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2001-08-08 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the inflationary 1970s, theoretical work on monetary policy has concentrated almost exclusively on price-level stabilization and the avoidance of nominal shocks. In the aftermath of the collapse of financial bubbles in various parts of the world, the accomplishments and limitations of this dominant approach are debated in this volume edited by Axel Leijonhufvud, with contributions by a number of noted monetary economists, including Nobel Laureate Robert Lucas.