The Theory of Economic Policy in a Strategic Context

Nicola Acocella is Professor of Economic Policy at Università degli Studi di Roma 'La Sapienza', Italy. Giovanni Di Boartolomeo is Associate Professor of Economics at Università degli Studi di Teramo, Italy, where he is also Director of the postgraduate course in Management and Business Communication. Andrew Hughes Hallett is Professor of Economics and Public Policy at George Mason University, Virginia and Professor of Economics at the University of St Andrews. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

• List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Common symbols; 1. An overview: the realm of economic policy; Part I. The Classical Theory of Economic Policy: 2. Statics; 3. Dynamics; Part II. From the Classical to the New Theory of Economic Policy: 4. The Lucas critique; 5. Policy games: an introduction; Part III. The New Theory of Economic Policy: Statics: 6. A theory of strategic conflict: foundations; 7. From individual players to system controllability; 8. Conflicts and coordination among groups; 9. Announcements as a coordination mechanism; Part IV. The New Theory of Economic Policy: Dynamics: 10. Controllability in a strategic dynamic setting; 11. Dynamic policy games with rational expectations; 12. Credibility, dynamic controllability and rational expectations; 13. Expectations and target coordination: institutional aspects; 14. A summary and round-up of conclusions; References.