Unit 3: Macroeconomic Policy

Lesson 16b: Monetary Policy - Other Monetary Policy Issues

Introduction

 

Now that we know how monetary policy (MP) works we will examine other issues associated with it.

Economists disagree over the effectiveness and efficacy of monetary policy. Mainstream (New Keynesian) economists believe monetary policy is not very effective but it should be used to accommodate fiscal policy. Monetarists (New Classical) economists believe monetary policy is very effective but should not be used with discretion.

Read those two sentences again.

Mainstream/New Keynesian economists believe MP IS NOT EFFECTIVE BUT IT SHOULD BE USED.

Monetarist/New Classical economists believe MP IS VERY EFFECTIVE BUT DON'T USE IT.

Isn't economics fun?

 

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