| Monetary Policy and the German Unemployment Problem in Macroeconomic Models: Theory and Evidence Contributor(s): Gottschalk, Jan (Author) |
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ISBN: 364206504X ISBN-13: 9783642065040 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economics - Macroeconomics - Business & Economics | Labor - Business & Economics | Money & Monetary Policy |
| Dewey: 330 |
| Series: Kieler Studien - Kiel Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.97 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Having the high unemployment in Germany in mind, this book discusses how macroeconomic theory has evolved over the past forty years. It shows that in recent years a convergence has taken place, with modern models embodying a Keynesian transmission mechanism, monetarist policy implication, and modeling techniques inspired by new classical economics and real business cycle theory. It also probes in which direction models may be extended from here. Empirically, the book uses different econometric techniques to investigate the relevance and implications of different macroeconomic theories for German data. A key question this book investigates is the role of demand and supply side conditions for the increase in the German unemployment rate. On a policy level, the book relates the implications of the different theories to the ongoing debate on the appropriate roles of demand and supply side policies for curing the German unemployment problem. |