Money, Banking, and the Business Cycle

Volume II: Remedies and Alternative Theories
2014. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-349-46493-7
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 306 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 449 g

The business cycle is a complex phenomenon. On the surface, it involves a multitude of mechanisms, such as oscillations in interest rates, prices, wages, unemployment, output, and spending. But a deeper understanding requires a unifying theory to make these various parts whole. Money, Banking, and the Business Cycle provides a comprehensive framework for analyzing these mechanisms, and offers a robust prescription for reducing financial instability over the long-term. Volume II refutes Keynesian and real business cycle theories and provides policy prescriptions to virtually eliminate the cycle. Simpson offers a detailed analysis of several historical monetary systems around the world and shows the causes and effects of fiat money and fractional-reserve banking, as well as a 100-percent reserve gold standard.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Simpson, B.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen Bankwirtschaft
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Strategisches Management
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wirtschaftssoziologie, Arbeitssoziologie, Organisationssoziologie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensfinanzen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Forschung & Entwicklung (F&E), Innovation

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction PART I: REFUTATION OF ALTERNATIVE EXPLANATIONS OF THE BUSINESS CYCLE 1. Underconsumption and Overproduction Theories of the Business Cycle 2. Keynesian Business Cycle Theory, Part Deux: Inflexible Prices and Wages 3. Real Business Cycle Theory PART II: TO CURE THE BUSINESS CYCLE 4. Government Interference, Fiat Money, and Fractional-Reserve Banking 5. The Characteristics and Effects of a Free Market in Money and Banking 6. The Significance of Some of the Historically Freer Banking Periods 7. Gold and 100-Percent Reserves 8. How to Transition to a Free Market in Money and Banking Epilogue

Über Autor(innen)

Brian P. Simpson is Professor and Economist at National University, USA.