November 28, 2001

Over the years, supply-siders emphasized the importance of substitution effects and their impact on the real economy. One application of this methodology has been the use of interest rates to forecast economic activity. The argument in this case is that changes in interest rates alter the relative price between present and future consumption and thus change the timing of economic activity.

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