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Comparative Properties of Models of the UK Economy

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  • Fisher, P.G.
  • Turner, D.S.
  • Wallis, K.F.
  • Whitley, J.D.

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The nature of the association between inflation and the level of unemployment has been a persistent issue of controversy over the last three decades. Initially, attention focussed on the statistical relationship between nominal wage inflation and unemployment— the Phillips curve—which could be seen equally as a relationship between price inflation and unemployment, if prices are a constant mark-up on wages. This was quickly adopted as a menu for policy choice, describing the trade-off between increases in unemployment and reductions in inflation. By the 1970s, however, the question was whether a long-run trade-off existed at all, the OECD economies having experienced rising unemployment and, simultaneously, rising inflation. The subsequent re-examination of labour market behaviour introduced the concept of an equilibrium rate (the natural rate) of unemployment which, in the monetarist view, was not amenable to demand management policies. More recent developments reflect a growing concern with the supply side of the economy, including the question of what determines the non accelerating inflation rate of unemployment (NAIRU).

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  • Fisher, P.G. & Turner, D.S. & Wallis, K.F. & Whitley, J.D., 1990. "Comparative Properties of Models of the UK Economy," National Institute Economic Review, National Institute of Economic and Social Research, vol. 133, pages 91-115, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:cup:nierev:v:133:y:1990:i::p:91-115_7
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