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The Great Inflation
Michael D. Bordo
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Hardcover. Controlling inflation is among the most important objectives of economic policy. This volume focuses on understanding the causes of the Great Inflation of the 1970s and '80s, which saw rising inflation in many nations and propelled interest rates across the developing world into the double digits. Editor(s): Bordo, Michael; Orphanides, Athanasios. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 592 pages, 10 halftones, 84 line drawings, 35 tables. BIC Classification: KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 885.
Controlling inflation is among the most important objectives of economic policy. By maintaining price stability, policy makers are able to reduce uncertainty, improve price-monitoring mechanisms, and facilitate more efficient planning and allocation of resources. This volume focuses on understanding the causes of the Great Inflation of the 1970s and '80s, which saw rising inflation in many nations and propelled interest rates across the developing world into the double digits. Ever since, the immediate cause of the period's rise in inflation has been extensively debated. Among the areas of contention are the role of monetary policy in driving inflation and the ... Read more
Controlling inflation is among the most important objectives of economic policy. By maintaining price stability, policy makers are able to reduce uncertainty, improve price-monitoring mechanisms, and facilitate more efficient planning and allocation of resources. This volume focuses on understanding the causes of the Great Inflation of the 1970s and '80s, which saw rising inflation in many nations and propelled interest rates across the developing world into the double digits. Ever since, the immediate cause of the period's rise in inflation has been extensively debated. Among the areas of contention are the role of monetary policy in driving inflation and the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
Series
National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226066950
SKU
V9780226066950
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About Michael D. Bordo
Michael D. Bordo is professor of economics at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, and a research associate of the NBER. Athanasios Orphanides is a senior lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management and a senior fellow of the Center for Financial Studies at the Goethe University Frankfurt.
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