The problem of expectations in economic models is reviewed through the intellectual development of the author. Initial efforts at macroeconomic modeling such as Foley-Sidrauski (Foley and Sidrauski 1971) treated expectations as conditioning variables for representative agent stock demands and...

The Phillips curve has been in the focus of many key debates in macroeconomics ever since Samuelson and Solow (1960) modified the original curve in linking the unemployment rate to the inflation rate. This essay analyzes the links of the modern discussion to the debates over time highlighting...