David Laidler's Contributions to economics

by Leeson, Robert

• ISBN13: 9780230018983
• ISBN10: 023001898X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-03-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This book provides a collection of essays by leading economists in honour of David Laidler's contributions to the field of macroeconomics, with important essays on central banking, monetary policy implementation, inflation targeting, monetary theory, monetary framework debates, and the mathematical theory of banking.

Author Biography

Robert Leeson is an Associate Professor of Economics at Murdoch University, Australia.

Table of Contents

List of Charts, Figures and Tables	p. vii
Preface	p. viii
Foreword	p. ix
Notes on contributors	p. xi
Interview with David Laidler	p. 1
David Laidler's Contributions	p. 41
David Laidler on Monetarism	p. 44
David Laidler's Contributions to the History of Monetary Economics	p. 60
Laidler's Monetarism	p. 85
What is Good Government? David Laidler's Views	p. 93
Trade-offs in Monetary Policy	p. 114
From Money Targeting to Inflation Targeting: The Change in the Role of Money in the Conduct of Monetary Policy	p. 128
Monetary Institutions and Monetary Theory: Reflections on the History of Monetary Economics	p. 157
Monetary Policy Implementation: A Microstructure Approach	p. 212
Monetarism and Market Clearing	p. 235
Less Than an Ideal Type: Varieties of Real Bills Doctrines	p. 266
Hans Neisser's Views on Money and Structural Change, and Modern 'Quantity Theory' Implications	p. 285
Harry Johnson, Keynes, and Keynesian Economics	p. 304
Hawtreyan 'Credit Deadlock' or Keynesian 'Liquidity Trap'? Lessons for Japan from the Great Depression	p. 335
Index	p. 373
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