Money and Value: A Reconsideration of Classical and Neoclassical Monetary Economics

by Jean-Michel Grandmont

Overview

This book addresses one of the major theoretical issues that underlies, implicitly or explicitly, some recurrent controversies in macroeconomics - namely, whether a competitive monetary economy has built-in mechanisms that are strong enough to remove excess demands and supplies on all markets, through an automatic adjustment of the price system. Jean-Michel Grandmont sheds light on this complex subject by using the analytical techniques of general equilibrium theory alongside the methods of monetary analysis. The book warns against the indiscriminate use of the rational expectations hypothesis when approaching this topic, and conversely stresses the common-sense observation that short-run learning processes are among the most important characteristics of economic agents. Grandmont argues that such processes are deserving of careful theoretical study, and the result is a clear and rigorous analysis of all the issues involved.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521313643
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	09/13/1985
Series:	Econometric Society Monographs , #5
Pages:	212
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.47(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; Introduction; 1. Expectations and the real balance effect; 2. Money and credit in the short run; 3. Classical stationary states with money and credit; 4. Open-market policies and liquidity; Conclusion; Appendices; References; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"This is a beautifully written book. There is hardly a subject the author touches on that he does not enhance with the clarity and elegance of his exposition. Though it places much less emphasis on mathematical technique, the book stands comparison with the classic texts of Debreu (1959) and Hildenbrand (1974)." Douglas Gale, Journal of Political Economy

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