The theory of economic policy in a strategic context /
"Developing a new and highly innovative theory of economic policy, this book deals with conflicts between strategic actions by public and private agents. It builds on the Lucas critique but also applies the tools introduced by Tinbergen and Theil to dynamic policy games and from there derives a...
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2013.
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Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Common symbols; 1. An overview: the realm of economic policy; Part I. The Classical Theory of Economic Policy: 2. Statics; 3. Dynamics; Part II. From the Classical to the New Theory of Economic Policy: 4. The Lucas critique; 5. Policy games: an introduction; Part III. The New Theory of Economic Policy: Statics: 6. A theory of strategic conflict: foundations; 7. From individual players to system controllability; 8. Conflicts and coordination among groups; 9. Announcements as a coordination mechanism; Part IV. The New Theory of Economic Policy: Dynamics: 10. Controllability in a strategic dynamic setting; 11. Dynamic policy games with rational expectations; 12. Credibility, dynamic controllability and rational expectations; 13. Institution building: inflation, sustainable growth and debt control; 14. Conclusions; References.