Methods of macroeconomic dynamics / Stephen J. Turnovsky

Turnovsky, Stephen J.

ISBN 10: 0262200988 / ISBN 13: 9780262200981

Published by Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 1995

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Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 535 pp. Contents; I. Introduction and Overview. 1. Traditional Macrodynamics. 2. A Dynamic Portfolio Balance Macroeconomic Model -- II. Rational Expectations. 3. Rational Expectations: Some Basic Issues. 4. Rational Expectations and Policy Neutrality. 5. Nonuniqueness Issues in Rational Expectations Models. 6. Rational Expectations and Saddlepoint Behavior. 7. The Stability of Government Deficit Financing under Rational Expectations. 8. Macroeconomic Stabilization Policy under Rational Expectations -- III. Intertemporal Optimization. 9. The Representative Agent Model. 10. Equilibrium in a Decentralized Economy with Distortionary Taxes and Inflation. 11. A Dynamic Analysis of Taxes. 12. The Representative Agent Model in the International Economy. 13. An Introduction to Endogenous Growth Models -- IV. Continuous-Time Stochastic Models. 14. Continuous-Time Stochastic Optimization. 15. A Stochastic Intertemporal Model of a Small Open Economy. Subjects; Macroeconomics Mathematical models. Statics and dynamics (Social sciences). Economic Theory. Business & Economics. Rational expectations. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Methods of macroeconomic dynamics / Stephen J. Turnovsky
• Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0262200988
• ISBN 13: 9780262200981
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st edition.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

Just as macroeconomic models describe the overall economy within a changing, or dynamic, framework, the models themselves change over time. In this text Stephen J. Turnovsky reviews in depth several early models as well as a representation of more recent models. They include traditional (backward-looking) models, linear rational expectations (future-looking) models, intertemporal optimization models, endogenous growth models, and continuous time stochastic models. The author uses examples from both closed and open economies. Whereas others commonly introduce models in a closed context, tacking on a brief discussion of the model in an open economy, Turnovsky integrates the two perspectives throughout to reflect the increasingly international outlook of the field. This new edition has been extensively revised. It contains a new chapter on optimal monetary and fiscal policy, and the coverage of growth theory has been expanded substantially. The range of growth models considered has been extended, with particular attention devoted to transitional dynamics and nonscale growth. The book includes cutting-edge research and unpublished data, including much of the author's own work.

About the Author

Stephen J. Turnovsky is Professor of Economics at the University of Washington.