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Friedman (1968) versus Phelps (1968) about policy-making

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  • Sylvie Rivot

    (BETA - Bureau d'Économie Théorique et Appliquée - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - UNISTRA - Université de Strasbourg - UL - Université de Lorraine - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

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The paper argues that there are significant divergences between Friedman's (1968) and Phelps' (1968) contributions regarding economic policy. The existence of a natural rate of unemployment implies for Friedman that there is simply no room for discretionary policy. But Phelps builds the case of an intertemporal tradeoff, implying that public authorities should adopt dynamic optimisation processes and seek accordingly for the optimal inflation-unemployment dynamic path. A first argument to explain these differences applies to the dynamics at work in a decentral-ised economy. Next, at the political level Friedman and Phelps show very different degree of confidence in the public authorities.

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  • Sylvie Rivot, 2018. "Friedman (1968) versus Phelps (1968) about policy-making," Post-Print hal-04014347, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04014347
    DOI: 10.19272/201806103005
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