FULL EMPLOYMENT AND PRICE STABILITY: THE MACROECONOMIC VISION OF WILLIAM S. VICKREY
Book ID/图书代码: 04289513B62894
English Summary/英文概要: Collecting Nobel Laureate William S. Vickrey’s articles on macroeconomic theory and policy written towards the end of his career, this volume demonstrates his enduring commitment to full employment and price stability, and his rejection of conventional macroeconomic theorizing. William Vickrey never lost hope that sensible macroeconomic policy could be understood and implemented, a faith inspired by his humanistic vision of a better world for all and his belief that common sense would ultimately prevail. Advocating sensible economic policies, this collection will offer much of value to heterodox and orthodox economists, graduate economics students and also policymakers.
Chinese Summary/中文概要: 一本宏观经济学文集,除了作者生前已发表的论文,还包括若干演讲和未发表的手稿,有助于我们理解和把握维克里的宏观经济学思想。
在维克里看来,宏观经济的两大目标——充分就业与价格稳定当中,充分就业应排在第一位,也就是说,失业和通货膨胀二者当中,首先应消除失业,不能以反通胀为由而容忍失业。理由是:其一,通货膨胀是一种盗用(债务人“侵吞”了债权人的财富),而失业则是一种毁坏(失业导致财富总量的减少);其二,总体就业人口当中5%的失业率,就意味着弱势群体当中10%、20%甚至更高的失业率,失业总是最不利于弱势群体的。所以,宏观经济的首要问题是:怎样消除失业,或怎样实现充分就业?维克里给出的办法是:赤字财政政策。以“赤字财政”回流储蓄并实现充分就业,同时以“可交易的加价权市场”来控制通胀确保价格稳定。(DB)
Awards/获奖情况:"’This collection of Vickrey’s writings is primarily concerned with macro policy issues, and thus includes some of his lesser-known work. It is a collection that Bill would have wanted to get out to the public because he felt that a solid macro policy was necessary to create a foundation of equity and efficiency before one can even start talking about micro policy.’ - From the preface by David Colander, Middlebury College, US"
About the Author/作者介绍: 威廉·S. 维克里(William Vickrey,1914 - 1996)
1996年诺贝尔经济学奖获得者,激励经济理论奠基者,在信息经济学、激励理论、博弈论等方面都做出了重大贡献。
维克里教授获得诺贝尔奖,主要因为他的两项研究奠定了资讯经济学的基础。 一项是他在20世纪40年代中期对所得税的研究,另一项则是他在20世纪60年代初期对投标与喊价的研究。
维克里强调累进税制对个人的激励作用,指出设计税收制度将会面临两个方面的动机问题:一方面,政府不能确切地知道每个人的真实能力所造成的资讯不对称;二是税收制度反过来又会直接影响和激励相容问题,以便在两者之间找到一个很好的平衡。维克里对不对称资讯条件下的拍卖问题的研究也取得了很大的进展,并创立了第二价格拍卖法即维克里拍卖法,维克里在公共部门定价理论方面的成就反映在他就城市公共设施管理方面所提出的一系列富有创见性的定价体系。
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