撒切尔奇迹

The Thatcher Miracle

American Economic Review · 1989
被引 5
人大 A+FT50ABS 4*

中文导读

分析1979年后英国生产率增长优于欧洲的原因,归因于1980-81年需求紧缩和工会权力法律改革,同时指出失业与通胀权衡恶化源于技能培训忽视和长期失业积累。

Abstract

Since 1979 productivity growth in Britain has improved markedly compared with Europe. The turnaround in productivity growth has two main causes. The British economy was subjected to a far more severe contraction of demand in 1980-81 than any other country. This led to a new realism, which was sustained by the legal changes in trade union power. Since 1979 there has been a worsening in the trade-off between unemployment and inflation. The poor unemployment/inflation trade-off is due to the neglect of skill training and education (causing skill shortages) and to the build-up of long-term unemployment (which does little to restrain inflation).

撒切尔改革生产率增长工会权力改革技能短缺