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The Fabulous Decade: Macroeconomic Lessons from the 1990s Paperback – July 1, 2001
| Alan S. Blinder (Author) Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author |
The performance of the U.S. economy in the 1990s far outstripped expectations. Growth was surprisingly strong, unemployment fell to the lowest level in a generation, and yet inflation remained dormant. Why? And what lessons can we learn from this wonderful episode? Alan S. Blinder and Janet L. Yellen, who participated in these events both at the Federal Reserve Board and in the Clinton administration, have written the first comprehensive analytical history of this important period. They attribute the strong performance during the 1990s to a combination of favorable preconditions, excellent monetary and fiscal policy, and a harvest of good luck-especially the sharp acceleration of productivity after 1995. Drawing on their firsthand experience, marshaling a wide variety of data, and using two large-scale models of the U.S. economy, they analyze the roles of deficit reduction, Federal Reserve policy, and a series of favorable "supply shocks" in bringing about the happy combination of strong growth and low inflation. Contrary to previous conventional wisdom, they conclude that the Fed demonstrated that fine tuning the economy is at least possible-if you have both skill and luck. But to do this job properly, the central bank must place high value on growth. The authors also argue that a policy mix of smaller federal budget deficits (or larger surpluses) and lower interest rates produces superior long-term macroeconomic results.
- Print length105 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherThe Century Foundation
- Publication dateJuly 1, 2001
- Dimensions6 x 0.25 x 8.75 inches
- ISBN-100870784676
- ISBN-13978-0870784675
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Alan S. Blinder is the Gordon S. Rentschler Memorial Professor of Economics and codirector of the Center for Economic Policy Studies at Princeton University. He is also a partner in Promontory Financial Group and vice chairman of the G7 Group. He served as vice chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from June 1994 until January 1996 and as a member of President Clinton's original Council of Economic Advisers from January 1993 until June 1994. Janet L. Yellen is the Eugene E. and Catherine M. Trefethen Professor of Business Administration and professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley. She served as chair of President Clinton's Council of Economic Advisers from February 1997 through August 1999 and as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from August 1994 through February 1997.
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- Publisher : The Century Foundation (July 1, 2001)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 105 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0870784676
- ISBN-13 : 978-0870784675
- Item Weight : 8 ounces
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.25 x 8.75 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,591,444 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,191 in Macroeconomics (Books)
- #3,741 in Economic Conditions (Books)
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ALAN BLINDER is a professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton University and a regular columnist for the Wall Street Journal. Blinder served as a member of President Clinton’s original Council of Economic Advisers and then as Vice Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in 1993–1996. Blinder has written scores of scholarly articles, and authored or co-authored 21 books, including the best-seller After the Music Stopped (2013) and Advice and Dissent (2018). His latest book, A Monetary and Fiscal History of the United States, 1961-2021 will be published by Princeton University Press in October.

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Any inflationist to her core, by the time Yellen is finished she may very well make Ben Bernanke look like a gold bug in comparison.
I recommend it to everyone.
