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Lectures in Macroeconomics- Charles W. Upton

Monetary Policy Rules

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• Announce Monetary Policy as a function of conditions.

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The Taylor Rule

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Unemployment too high? We need to raise , which we do by increasing money growth.

BUT if we overdo that, we will get inflation

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Inflation too high? We cut it by decreasing money growth.

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And, no matter what we do, there are a number of people nervously looking over our shoulder. We can create anxiety and uncertainty.

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A Possible Rule

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What happens if you don’t stick to the rule?

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Changing Conditions

What happens if conditions change?

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What happens if conditions change?

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The Friedman Rule

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Why the Friedman Rule?Interventions 10

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Why the Friedman Rule?Interventions 10

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The Greenspan Rule

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