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Econometrica Vol. 42 No. 6 1974

A Test of the "No Trade Off in the Long Run" Hypothesis

Alex Cukierman

Abstract

[A two equation model that explains the simultaneous determination of wage and price inflation and their interaction with inflationary expectations (of the adaptive type) and real variables is presented. A dynamic definition of the long run trade off between inflation and unemployment is introduced and applied to the model in order to find conditions under which the model is stable or, in economic terminology, has a long run trade off. The model is then applied to the U.S. economy during the period 1949-1970. It is found that for all speeds of adjustment in expectations between 0 and 1 there is a permanent trade off.]

DOI
10.2307/1914218
Volume
42
Issue
6
Pages
1069
Sources
bibtex:phds-export.bib crossref openalex

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