Use the Following Table to Illustrate the Importance of Macroeconomic

question 16

Essay

Use the following table to illustrate the importance of macroeconomic policy coordination. Show that the two governments would have been happier if the two of them had adopted looser monetary policies, but given the policies that the other government did adopt, it is not in the interest of any individual government to change its course. Assume that each country wishes to get the biggest reduction in inflation rate at the lowest cost in terms of unemployment. This means that each country maximizes-ΔΠ/ΔU, the inflation reduction per point of increased unemployment.

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