U.S. politics and the American macroeconomy / / Gerald T. Fox.

This book considers the interrelation among macroeconomic politics, macroeconomic policymakers, macroeconomic policies, and macroeconomic performance. This interaction is examined using the expectational Phillips curve model, which measures macroeconomic outcomes in terms of inflation and unemployme...

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Superior document:Economics collection,
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Place / Publishing House:New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : : Business Expert Press,, 2015.
Year of Publication:2015
Edition:First edition.
Language:English
Series:Economics collection.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (181 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: political macroeconomy
  • 2. Macroeconomic measurements and the business cycle
  • 3. Mainstream macroeconomic theory and the expectational Phillips curve model
  • 4. Fiscal and monetary policies
  • 5. Voter rationality and macroeconomic preferences
  • 6. Electoral political business cycle
  • 7. Partisan political business cycle
  • 8. Evidence of electoral and partisan cycles
  • 9. Other PBC considerations regarding macroeconomic policy
  • 10. Economic influence on public sentiment and voter behavior
  • 11. Conclusion
  • References
  • Index.