The Conquest of American Inflation
Thomas J. Sargent

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

	Preface
1	The Rise and Fall of U.S. Inflation	1
2	Ignoring the Lucas Critique	14
3	The Credibility Problem	20
4	Credible Government Policies	31
5	Adaptive Expectations (1950's)	50
6	Optimal Misspecified Beliefs	59
7	Self-Confirming Equilibria	68
8	Adaptive Expectations (1990's)	87
9	Econometric Policy Evaluation	122
10	Triumph or Vindication?	130
	Glossary	135
	References	137
	Author Index	145
	Subject Index	147

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