Inflation in a Monetary Union

ISBN-13: 9783540433590 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 305 str.

Michael Carlberg

Opis

Studying the causes and cures of inflation in a monetary union, this text discusses the effects of money growth and output growth on inflation, focusing on producer inflation, currency depreciation and consumer inflation. It also covers real depreciation and nominal and real interest rates.

Spis treści

One. The Closed Economy.- 1. The Static Model.- 1.1. Fixed Wages.- 1.2. Flexible Wages.- 2. Given Money Growth.- 2.1. The Dynamic Model.- 2.2. Inflation and Wage Growth.- 2.3. Nominal and Real Interest Rates.- 3. Target Inflation and Required Money Growth.- Two. The World of Two Monetary Regions.- 1. The Static Model.- 1. Fixed Wages.- 2. Flexible Wages.- 2. Given Money Growth.- 1. The Dynamic Model.- 2. Inflation and Depreciation.- 2.1. Producer Inflation.- 2.2. Nominal Depreciation.- 2.3. Real Depreciation.- 2.4. Consumer Inflation.- 3. Wage Growth.- 3.1. Productivity Growth.- 3.2. Labour Growth.- 4. Nominal and Real Interest Rates.- 3. Target Inflation and Required Money Growth.- 1. Required Money Growth.- 1.1. The Dynamic Model.- 1.2. Required Money Growth.- 1.3. Nominal Depreciation.- 1.4. Nominal Interest Rates.- 1.5. Producer Inflation.- 2. Wage Growth.- 2.1. The Dynamic Model.- 2.2. Productivity Growth.- 2.3. Labour Growth.- 4. The Monetary Regions Differ in Size.- Three. The Monetary Union of Two Countries.- 1. The Static Model.- 1. Fixed Wages.- 2. Flexible Wages.- 2. Given Money Growth.- 1. The Dynamic Model.- 2. Inflation and Depreciation.- 2.1. Producer Inflation.- 2.2. Nominal Depreciation.- 2.3. Real Depreciation.- 2.4. Consumer Inflation.- 3. Wage Growth.- 3.1. Productivity Growth.- 3.2. Labour Growth.- 4. Nominal and Real Interest Rates.- 3. Target Inflation and Required Money Growth.- 1. The Dynamic Model.- 2. Required Money Growth.- 3. Wage Growth.- 4. The Union Countries Differ in Size.- Four. A One-Good Model of the World Economy.- 1. The World of Two Monetary Regions.- 1. The Static Model.- 2. The Dynamic Model.- 3. Inflation and Depreciation.- 4. Wage Growth.- 5. Nominal and Real Interest Rates.- 6. Target Inflation and Required Money Growth.- 2. The Monetary Union of Two Countries.- 1. The Static Model.- 2. The Dynamic Model.- 3. Given Money Growth.- 4. Target Inflation and Required Money Growth.- Five. Microfoundations for a Monetary Union.- 1. The World of Two Monetary Regions.- 1. The Approach.- 2. The Demand Functions of European Households.- 3. The Demand Functions of American Households.- 4. The Market for European Goods.- 5. The Market for American Goods.- 6. A First Model of Europe and America.- 7. The Consumption, Export and Import Functions of Europe.- 8. The Consumption, Export and Import Functions of America.- 9. A Second Model of Europe and America.- 2. The Monetary Regions Differ in Size.- 1. The Model.- 2. The Exact Solution.- 3. An Approximate Solution for the Small Monetary Region.- 3. The Large Monetary Union of Two Countries.- 1. The Approach.- 2. The Demand Functions of German Households.- 3. The Demand Functions of French Households.- 4. The Demand Functions of American Households.- 5. The Market for German Goods.- 6. The Market for French Goods.- 7. The Market for American Goods.- 8. A First Model of Germany, France and America.- 9. The Consumption, Export and Import Functions of Germany.- 10. The Consumption, Export and Import Functions of France.- 11. The Consumption, Export and Import Functions of America.- 12. A Second Model of Germany, France and America.- 4. The Small Monetary Union of Two Countries.- Synopsis.- 1. The World of Two Monetary Regions.- 1.1. Given Money Growth.- 1.2. Target Inflation and Required Money Growth.- 2. The Monetary Union of Two Countries.- 2.1. Given Money Growth.- 2.2. Target Inflation and Required Money Growth.- 3. A One-Good Model of the World Economy.- 3.1. The World of Two Monetary Regions.- 3.2. The Monetary Union of Two Countries.- Conclusion.- 1. The World of Two Monetary Regions.- 1.1. Given Money Growth.- 1.2. Target Inflation and Required Money Growth.- 1.3. The Monetary Regions Differ in Size.- 2. The Monetary Union of Two Countries.- 2.1. Given Money Growth.- 2.2. Target Inflation and Required Money Growth.- 2.3. The Union Countries Differ in Size.- 3. A One-Good Model of the World Economy.- 3.1. The World of Two Monetary Regions.- 3.2. The Monetary Union of Two Countries.- 4. Microfoundations for a Monetary Union.- 4.1. The World of Two Monetary Regions.- 4.2. The Monetary Union of Two Countries.- Result.- 1. The World of Two Monetary Regions.- 1.1. Given Money Growth.- 1.2. Target Inflation and Required Money Growth.- 2. The Monetary Union of Two Countries.- 2.1. Given Money Growth.- 2.2. Target Inflation and Required Money Growth.- Symbols.- A Brief Survey of the Literature.- References.