Technical Progress and Economic Growth Business Cycles and Stabilization Policies

In this book we intend to discuss economic fluctuations and growth and possible stabilizing fiscal policies. Since these topics are major preoccupa­ tions of economic theorists and have been extensively discussed since the classics, one may wonder why another book on these subjects. A possible defen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nardini, Franco
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2001, 2001
Edition:1st ed. 2001
Series:Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • I A Two-Sector Disequilibrium Model
  • 1 Two Three and Multisector Models in the Economic Literature
  • 2 Assumptions of the Model
  • 3 The Equations of the Model
  • 4 The Dynamical System
  • II Growth and Business Cycles
  • 5 Evolution of the Economy under Normal Conditions
  • 6 Depression and Expansion Regimes
  • 7 Technical Progress and Economic Fluctuations
  • III Stabilization Policies
  • 8 Unstable Growth Paths and Effectiveness of Fiscal Policies
  • 9 Further Equations
  • 10 Balancing the Budget: Equilibria and Stability
  • 11 Anti-inflationary Policies
  • 12 Expansionary Policies
  • IV The Open Economy: Importing from a Developing Country
  • 13 Industrialization in an Open Economy
  • 14 The Developed Country and the Developing one
  • 15 Perturbation of Equilibria and Stabilization Policies: the Early Phase
  • 16 Perturbation of Equilibria and Stabilization Policies: the Further Phase
  • 17 Remarks and Open Problems
  • 18 Conclusions
  • 19 Appendices
  • 20 List of Figures
  • 21 List of Symbols
  • References