U.S. politics and the American macroeconomy /

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Author / Creator:	Fox, Gerald T., author.
Edition:	First edition.
Imprint:	New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, 2015.
Description:	1 online resource (181 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Economics collection, 2163-7628 Economics collection.
Subject:	Macroeconomics. Phillips curve. Phillips curve. Economic policy. Economics -- Political aspects. Macroeconomics. United States -- Economic policy -- 2009- United States.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10491327

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Varying Form of Title:	United States politics and the American macroeconomy.
ISBN:	9781606495339 9781606495322
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-176) and index. Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. Also available in print. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat reader. Title from PDF title page (viewed on July 24, 2015).
Summary:	This book considers the interrelation among macroeconomic politics, macroeconomic policymakers, macroeconomic policies, and macroeconomic performance. This interaction is examined using the expectational Phillips curve model, which measures macroeconomic outcomes in terms of inflation and unemployment. In this book, the subject of macroeconomic politics mainly focuses on voter behavior, presidential re-election ambition, and political party priorities. These factors influence the macroeconomic policy actions of the president, Congress, and the central bank. This analysis takes into account both fiscal and monetary policies. Our examination of citizen sentiment is based on rational voter theory and the median voter model. We compare the effects of macroeconomic farsightedness versus shortsightedness among voters. We also contrast the conservative versus liberal perspectives on macroeconomic policy and performance. The empirical component of our analysis examines the electoral and partisan political business cycle effects upon the U.S. economy, and we find evidence of idiosyncratic effects during the time frame of 1961 through 2014. Finally, we discuss macroeconomic influence on various measures of voter sentiment, such as presidential job approval as well as presidential and congressional election outcomes.
Other form:	Print version: 9781606495322

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction: political macroeconomy
2. Macroeconomic measurements and the business cycle
3. Mainstream macroeconomic theory and the expectational Phillips curve model
4. Fiscal and monetary policies
5. Voter rationality and macroeconomic preferences
6. Electoral political business cycle
7. Partisan political business cycle
8. Evidence of electoral and partisan cycles
9. Other PBC considerations regarding macroeconomic policy
10. Economic influence on public sentiment and voter behavior
11. Conclusion
References
Index.

U.S. politics and the American macroeconomy /

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