Monetary Policy Debates Reflect Theoretical Issues
Can monetary policy act to stabilize the economy? Should policy attempt to do so? These questions have been the subject of considerable controversy during the last few decades. The continuing controversy reflects, in large part, the inability of economists to resolve theoretical issues surrounding the relationship between nominal variables, such as inflation and money growth, and real variables, such as output and employment.
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