IS-LM is perhaps the prime example of ""cognitive dissonance"" in economics, and is problematic to many economists. On the one hand, the IS-LM model is still taught by many academic economists or they use it to derive the AD-AS approach. On the other hand, the same economists realize the limitations of the basic IS-LM model and would not now use it for policy analysis, as they did in the past. The distinction between pedagogical and analytical efficacy is made by all the authors in this volume regarding the IS-LM model. Indeed, even those who would reject using the model for modern policy analysis still see the basic model as useful for teaching purposes. Moreover, in an augmented form, some of the authors in this volume would even see fit to use IS-LM for modern policy analysis. The model's ""plasticity"" has enabled it to undergo a metamorphosis into augmented form, enabling its continuing utilization in economics accordingly.
Edited by:
Warren Young, Ben-Zion Zilberfarb Imprint: Kluwer Academic Press Volume: v. 73 Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 155mm,
Spine: 11mm
Weight: 960g ISBN:9780792379669 ISBN 10: 0792379667 Series:Recent Economic Thought Pages: 176 Publication Date:01 November 2000 Audience:
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