Internet resources
Chapter 16: Macroeconomic Debates


Web assignments:

  1. Business Cycles
  2. Paul Romer's Views on Macroeconomic Policy
  3. Janet Yellen

Web materials related to topics discussed in Chapter 16

Robert E. Lucas
Information about Robert E. Lucas and his work on rational expectations theory.

Not the Final Exam
An amusing quiz that asks somewhat unusual questions about economists who have made an important contribution to the literature. This link is included here because question 5 provides an interesting example of rational expectations at work.

Thomas J. Sargent - an Interview
This interview with Thomas J. Sargent, one of the founders of the new classical school of macroeconomics, was printed by the Minneapolis Fed in December, 1989. It contains a good discussion of Sargent's views on the contributions of the rational expectations hypothesis.

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Other economic resources
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