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Tag Archives: Keynes
Brief Overview of the Keynesian Liquidity Trap
A brief overview of the Keynesian liquidity trap theory, from John Maynard Keynes, through John Hicks, to Paul Krugman. Continue reading
Did Keynes Avoid the Austrians?
Did Keynes avoid the Austrians? No. Continue reading
Sumner on the General Theory
Had Roosevelt continued with the plan to introduce a fiat regime in the United States, would have Keynes still written The General Theory? Continue reading
Unequivocal Keynesian Contributions?
I’ve been reading Daniel Kuehn’s blog for a little while now, and despite praise of prominent Austrian thinkers, Kuehn consistently bases a lot of his macroeconomic thinking off Keynes and the Keynesian picture. Now, as an undergraduate who is as … Continue reading
Stiglitz on the Costs of War
Stiglitz studies the true costs of war and attacks deficit spending, without realizing his own hypocrisy. Continue reading
On Keynesianism
Within the context of the Great Depression, does Keynesian economics hold water? Continue reading
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Tagged Depression, Government, Great, inflation, Keynes, money, spending
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Paul Krugman and the Consumption Myth
Paul Krugman and John Keynes argued against savings, but their arguments are based on false premises. Continue reading
Why Austrian Economics is not More Widely Recognized
Keynesian economists do not accept Austrian capital theory because of their training, and their belief in the mechanical quantity theory of money. Continue reading
The Fake History of the Depression
Economist Robert Murphy on the Great Depression, and his new book. Continue reading
Keynes and the Bancor
Keynes’s bancor was an attempt to regulate all international trade, to eliminate trade deficits and surpluses. Continue reading →