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Theory and Policy
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CLASSICAL ECONOMICS AND KEYNES
Classical Economics
Adam Smith - 1776
Laissez-faire
The Classical View
Vertical Aggregate Supply Curve
Stable Aggregate Demand
Real Output Depends Upon…
•Quantity of money possessed by
households & businesses
•Purchasing power of money is
determined by the price level
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Classical Theory
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PriceLevel
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Classical Theory
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AD1
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CLASSICAL ECONOMICS AND KEYNES
Keynesian Economics
John Maynard Keynes, 1930s
The Keynesian View
Prices and Wages Downwardly
Inflexible
Active Government Policy
Required to Stabilize the
Economy
Horizontal Aggregate Supply
Curve to Full-Employment
Unstable Aggregate Demand
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Real Domestic Output
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CAUSES OF MACRO INSTABILITY
Ca + Ig + Xn + G = GDP
Equation of Exchange
M V = P Q = GDP
Changes in Investment
Mainstream View
Monetarist View
Adverse Aggregate Supply
Shocks
Stable Velocity
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CAUSES OF MACRO INSTABILITY
Instability of Investment is the
Main Cause of Output Changes
Monetary Policy is a
Stabilizing Factor
Mainstream View
Monetarist View
With a Stable Velocity,
Nominal GDP Depends Upon
the Money Supply
Summary
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Real Business Cycle View
Real-Business-Cycle Theory
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Real Domestic Output
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AD1
Q1
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Real-Business-Cycle Theory
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ASLR2
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Real Business Cycle View
Real-Business-Cycle Theory
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PriceLevel
Real Domestic Output
ASLR1
AD1
AD2
Q1
ASLR2
Recession
With Stable
Price Levels
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Real Business Cycle View
Real-Business-Cycle Theory
P1
Q2
PriceLevel
Real Domestic Output
ASLR1
AD1
AD2
Q1
ASLR2
Recession
With Stable
Price Levels
Coordination
Failures
Coordination
Failures
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DOES THE ECONOMY SELF-CORRECT?
New Classical View
Self-Correction?
Rational Expectations Theory
Speed of Adjustment
Unanticipated Price Changes
“Price Level Surprises”
Fully Anticipated Price-Level
Changes
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Q1
PriceLevel
Real Domestic Output
AD1
ASLR
P1
An increase in AD
AS1
Self-
Correction
a
NEW CLASSICAL VIEW OF SELF-CORRECTION
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AD2
AD1
ASLR
P1
An increase in AD
AS1
Self-
Correction
a
b
NEW CLASSICAL VIEW OF SELF-CORRECTION
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AD2
AD1
ASLR
P1
An increase in AD
AS1
AS2
P3
Self-
Correction
a
b
c
NEW CLASSICAL VIEW OF SELF-CORRECTION
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Mainstream View
Downward Wage Inflexibility
Efficiency Wage Theory
•Greater Work Effort
•Lower Supervision Costs
•Reduced Job Turnover
Insider-Outsider Theory and
Relationships
DOES THE ECONOMY SELF-CORRECT?
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RULES OR DISCRETION?
Monetary Rule
Balanced Budget
In Support of Policy Rules
In Defense of Discretionary
Stabilization Policy
Discretionary Monetary
Policy
Discretionary Fiscal Policy
Increased Macro Stability
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RATIONALE FOR A MONETARY RULE
Federal Reserve Increases Money Supply at
the Long-Run Growth Rate of GDP
P1
Q1
PriceLevel
Real Domestic Output, GDP
AD1
Q2
ASLR1
Fed Increases
The Money
Supply
Resulting in…
ASLR2
P2
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RATIONALE FOR A MONETARY RULE
Federal Reserve Increases Money Supply at
the Long-Run Growth Rate of GDP
P1
Q1
PriceLevel
Real Domestic Output, GDP
ASLR2
AD2
AD1
Q2
ASLR1
Growth
Without
Inflation or
Deflation
P2
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RULES OR DISCRETION?
Summary of Alternative Views
Chapter Conclusions
23. classical view
Keynesian view
monetarism
equation of exchange
velocity
real-business-cycle theory
coordination failures
rational expectations theory
new classical economics
price-level surprises
efficiency wage
insider-outsider theory
monetary rule
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And
Demand
Elasticities And
Government-Set Prices
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