AS-AD without end

1994-03-28 Thread Tom . Weisskopf
A quick response to Peter Dorman to try to dispel misunderstanding. 1. Of course a curve does not "explain" anything. The issue is whether it points you toward a mechanism that does so. 2. I don't know why a supply shock has to be defined as "a change in one or more relative input p

AS-AD without end

1994-03-28 Thread Tom . Weisskopf
A quick response to Peter Dorman to try to dispel misunderstanding. 1. Of course a curve does not "explain" anything. The issue is whether it points you toward a mechanism that does so. 2. I don't know why a supply shock has to be defined as "a change in one or more relative input p

AS-AD without end

1994-03-27 Thread Peter.Dorman
Well, here we go again on AS-AD: The Theory that Would Not Die. I won't reply to Barkley's comments on foreign substitution except to say that I am not impressed by references to textbooks, since I have seen them say dubious things in the past. This is not to say I assume them to be wrong, just

AS-AD without end

1994-03-27 Thread Peter.Dorman
Well, here we go again on AS-AD: The Theory that Would Not Die. I won't reply to Barkley's comments on foreign substitution except to say that I am not impressed by references to textbooks, since I have seen them say dubious things in the past. This is not to say I assume them to be wrong, just