Chapter 17. Debates Link to syllabus Skip Real Business Cycle Theory
Classical versus Keynesian Macro. Fig 17-2, p. 473
Fiscal Policy with a Fixed Money Supply. Fig. 17-4, p. 478 Increase in interest rate lowers the expansionary effect on AD – this is what we have called crowding out.
The Velocity of Money. Fig 17-5, p. 479 Not exactly constant
Comparisons of Velocities of M Different Text.
Milton Friedman, Link to Friedman’s bio Most prominent advocate of a return to free market/non- governmental policies. Influence concretized under President Reagan. Also: leading ‘monetarist’ and a Nobel Prize winner.
Monetary Growth Rule i
Monetary Growth Rule ii
Five Key Questions about Macro Policy. Table 17-1, p. 489