A core of practical macroeconomics
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Macroeconomics has five major principles that are widely recognized. The practical principles are the result of many arguments on such topics as monetarism, Keynesianism amd neo-classical growth theory. The most basic principle concentrates on the supply aspects of the economy and long-term economic progress. The growth of labor output, over a long time, relies on technological innovations and increases in capital per hour of work.
Publication Name: American Economic Review
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0002-8282
Year: 1997
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Public-policy uses of discrete-choice dynamic programming models
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Discrete-choice dynamic programming models have been applied in the quantitative analyses of government policies, particularly health, welfare, educational employment, environmental, agricultural development and industrial policies. The model allows researchers to control the tractability of its parameters. Moreover, it permits exogenous variables and possible permanent heterogeneity.
Publication Name: American Economic Review
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0002-8282
Year: 1996
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