Buiter, Willem H. (2000) The new economy and the old monetary economics. Bank of England quarterly bulletin, 40 (2). pp. 173-183. ISSN 0005-5166
Abstract
In this speech,(1) Willem H Buiter, member of the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee,(2) argues that the behaviour in recent years of the world economy, led by the United States, can, in the opinion of a number of observers, only be understood by abandoning the old conventional wisdoms and adopting a ‘New Paradigm’. Prominent among the structural transformations associated with the New Paradigm are the following: increasing openness; financial innovation; lower global inflation; lower profit margins, reflecting stronger competitive pressures; buoyant stock markets defying conventional valuation methods; a lower natural rate of unemployment; and a higher trend rate of growth of productivity. In this speech, Professor Buiter makes two distinct points. First, the New Paradigm has been over-hyped. Second, to the extent that we can see a New Paradigm in action, its implications for monetary policy have often been misunderstood.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/Pages/... |
| Additional Information: | © 2000 Bank of England |
| Library of Congress subject classification: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory |
| Sets: | Departments > European Institute Collections > Economists Online |
| Rights: | http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/rights/LSERO.htm |
| URL: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/16881/ |
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