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  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Economics - Contributor

Publication

2008 - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics, Cambridge, MA, Massachusetts

Language

English

Word Count

7,750 words, Guess

Page Count

31 pages

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Description

For a long while after the explosion of macroeconomics in the 1970s, the field looked like a battle field. Over time however, largely because facts do not go away, a largely shared vision both of fluctuations and of methodology has emerged. Not everything is fine. Like all revolutions, this one has come with the destruction of some knowledge, and suffers from extremism and herding. None of this is deadly however. The state of macro is good. The first section sets the stage with a brief review of the past. The second argues that there has been broad convergence in vision, and the third reviews the specifics. The fourth focuses on convergence in methodology. The last looks at current challenges. Keywords: Macroeconomics, shocks, propagation mechanisms, fluctuations. JEL Classifications: E20, E30, E40.

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Series Statement

  • Working paper series / Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics -- working paper 08-17
  • Working paper (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Economics) -- no. 08-17.

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