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The recent shake-up at the research department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis has rekindled a discussion about the best macroeconomic model to use as a guide for policymakers. Should we ...

When presenting shifts in the IS and LM curves, instructors should explain the size of these shifts as measured both horizontally and vertically. Students will observe that the relationship between ...

The "IS-LM" model provides the typical textbook framework to analyze the characteristics of the economy that determine the effectiveness of monetary and fiscal policy. The author provides a graphical ...