Business Cycles, Inflation and Unemployment: An MMT perspective

M S, Navaneeth (2021): Business Cycles, Inflation and Unemployment: An MMT perspective.

Abstract

Any modern economy faces the periodic tendency of fluctuations that disrupts the macroeconomic variables leading to massive downturns in economic activity- conceptualized as business cycles. This review article examines the countercyclical policies adopted by Central Banks during recessions in light of the various arguments laid out by Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). Finally, it also looks into the assumptions behind Phillips' curve and what MMT has to offer in terms of inflation targeting

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: MMT; NAIRU; Phillip's Curve; Business Cycle
• Subjects: B - History of Economic Thought, Methodology, and Heterodox Approaches > B5 - Current Heterodox Approaches > B50 - General

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