Inflation and Macroeconomics in the US during the Golden Age

Titolo Rivista HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT AND POLICY
Autori/Curatori Guilherme Spinato Morlin
Anno di pubblicazione 2021 Fascicolo 2021/1
Lingua Inglese Numero pagine 24 P. 107-130 Dimensione file 266 KB
DOI 10.3280/SPE2021-001005
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This paper reviews interpretations of the moderate inflation observed in the US during the 1950s and early 1960s. In this period, moderate and persistent inflation disconcerted economists and challenged policymakers. The opposition between demand-pull and cost-push views stimulated different interpretations, as sectorial demand-shift inflation theory and the modified Phillips curve. As policy targeted growth and employment, incomes policy was applied to contain inflation. The pa-per provides an overview of explanations to the moderate inflationary process in light of the historical events of the Golden Age of capitalism.

Keywords:creeping inflation, cost-push inflation, incomes policy, Phillips curve, wage-price spiral

Jel codes:B22, E31, N12

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Guilherme Spinato Morlin, Inflation and Macroeconomics in the US during the Golden Age in "HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT AND POLICY" 1/2021, pp 107-130, DOI: 10.3280/SPE2021-001005