Tagged with: Keynes
Stiglitz and Job Creation
Nat O'Connor 04/01/2012
Nat O'Connor: Joseph Stiglitz has an interesting three-page article in Vanity Fair where he reassesses the causes of, and therefore necessary solutions to, the current "Long Slump" in the USA, comparing it with the Great Depression. In addition to the massive damage caused by the banking system and financial speculation, there were social and …
Revisiting Keynes
Slí Eile 04/09/2011
Slí Eile: Good piece from Ed Balls in the Observer this morning here. No doubt it will be said Keynes applies everywhere in the world (the folks who …
Deflation is no way to reduce debt
Slí Eile 20/06/2010
Slí Eile: The IIEA held an interesting seminar recently on sovereign debt. Here is the link. Ann Pettifor quoted Henry Liu: ‘“The young, the …
Earth goes around the sun - shock
Michael Burke 08/06/2010
Michael Burke: One of the reasons why economists are often held in low esteem by the general public is that they claim the mantle of science while …
'O make me a Keynesian (but not yet)' ?
Slí Eile 09/11/2009
Slí Eile: The entry by UK economist David Blanchflower into the domestic economic debate (re-flation versus deflation) created a stir last week. For …
Middle ground of Keynesianism
02/10/2009
In today's Irish Times, Paul Sweeney wonders whether "a return to middle ground of Keynesian economics" might be the answer be the answer to our …
Play the game
12/08/2009
Hat-tip to Notes on the Front for this link to the Keynes Game - a simulation exercise from Dreamscape which will allow you to play around with a …
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