Expectations and the neutrality of money

1972/04/01 by Robert E Lucas, Robert E. Lucas · 4,770 citations
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · #Economic Theory and Policy #Economic theories and models #Economics #Microeconomics #Monetary Policy and Economic Impact #Monetary economics #Monetary policy #Neutrality #Price level #Profit (economics) #Shock (circulatory)

paper · doi:10.1016/0022-0531(72)90142-1

published in Journal of Economic Theory 4(2), 103-124 (Elsevier BV)

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