Internet resources
Chapter 16: Macroeconomic Debates
Web assignments:
- Business Cycles
- Paul Romer's Views on Macroeconomic Policy
- 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.
Related resources:
- Other economic resources
- This page contains a set of links to economic resources that may be of interest to introductory economics students.
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