The Conquest of American Inflation

by Thomas J. Sargent

Book Overview

In the past fifteen years, inflation has been conquered by many advanced countries. History reveals, however, that it has been conquered before and returned. In The Conquest of American Inflation, Thomas J. Sargent presents a groundbreaking analysis of the rise and fall of U.S. inflation after 1960. He examines two broad explanations for the behavior of inflation and unemployment in this period: the natural-rate hypothesis joined to the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691090122
• ISBN13: 9780691090122
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"